Overview
This authoritative volume describes effective cognitive-behavioral approaches to a range of frequently encountered child and adolescent disorders. The book begins with a guiding model for conducting multifaceted treatment that is sensitive to individual and developmental concerns. Chapters by leading clinician-researchers then address specific behavioral and emotional problems, including aggression, anger, ADHD, depression, anxiety disorders, and difficulties faced by children with chronic health conditions. Providing a practical overview of salient clinical techniques, each up-to-date chapter summarizes related literature and considers future directions for research and practice. Also examined are developmental issues specific to work with adolescents and the current status of empirically supported interventions.The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Editorials
From the Publisher
"Kendall is to be congratulated for bringing us the second edition of this exceptional text. Like the first edition, this volume remains true to its roots in empirically based methods of treatment. There is an intellectual feast here for everyone. Scientists will delight in the comprehensive survey of research on therapies for the major childhood disorders. Clinicians will welcome the thorough coverage of the various scientifically defensible treatments and the research that supports them. And students will find a thorough grounding in the scientist-practitioner approach to interventions for children. Two thumbs way up for this scholarly yet eminently readable work." --Russell A. Barkley, PhD, University of Massachusetts Medical School"In this revised edition of Child and Adolescent Therapy, Kendall and his colleagues have updated what was already a standard reference. The text addresses such common problems as aggression, ADHD, anxiety disorders, depression, and chronic health problems, covering theory and practical interventions in a developmentally sensitive fashion. Useful for both researchers and clinicians, this volume belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in mental health problems in youth." --John S. March, MD, MPH, Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center
"This is a work of genuine quality, written by a Who's Who of authorities in the field. With coverage of internalizing and externalizing disorders plus chronic health conditions, special attention given to treatment of adolescents, and a careful review of empirically supported treatments, the book is at once a valuable resource for professionals and a first-rate graduate text." --John Weisz, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles