Main description:

Now in a revised and updated third edition, this major professional reference and text offers an authoritative review of evidence-based treatments for the most prevalent child and adolescent problems. Leading contributors present state-of-the-art applications for anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, ADHD, autistic spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, the effects of maltreatment, substance use, and more. The third edition incorporates important, ongoing developments in research and treatment design. In particular, increased attention is given to combined treatments and how they translate into real-world clinical settings, and how individual, developmental, and contextual factors may influence outcome.

Contents:

Part I: Introduction. Mash, Treatment of Child and Family Disturbance: A Cognitive-Behavioral Systems Perspective. Part II: Behavior Disorders. Smith, Barkley, Shapiro, Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder. McMahon, Wells, Kotler, Conduct Problems. Part III: Emotional and Social Disorders. Chorpita, Southam-Gerow, Fears and Anxieties. Stark, Sander, Hauser, Simpson, Schnoebelen, Glenn, Molnar, Depressive Disorders during Childhood and Adolescence. Part IV: Developmental Disorders. Handen, Gilchrist, Mental Retardation. Newsom, Hovanitz, Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Lyon, Fletcher, Fuchs, Chhabra, Learning Disabilities. Part V: Children at Risk. Azar, Wolfe, Child Physical Abuse and Neglect. Wolfe, Child Sexual Abuse. Part VI: Problems of Adolescence. MacPherson, Frissell, Brown, Myers, Adolescent Substance Use Problems. Terre, Poston II, Foreyt, Eating Disorders.