Child and Adolescent Therapy : Cognitive-Behavioral Procedures

Revised and expanded with six entirely new chapters, the third edition of this authoritative volume presents effective cognitive-behavioral approaches for treating the most frequently encountered child and adolescent disorders. Leading scientist-practitioners have contributed fully updated chapters on aggression, anger, ADHD, depression, anxiety disorders, and developmental issues specific to working with adolescents. New chapters cover obsessive/n-/compulsive disorder, eating disorders, reactions to disasters, sexual abuse, suicidality, and psychotherapy process issues. The latest empirical findings and evidence-based clinical techniques are integrated throughout this outstanding clinical resource and text, and many new case illustrations have been added.

Philip C. Kendall, PhD, ABBP, is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Division of Clinical Psychology at Temple University and Research Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. The Editor of the journal Cognitive Therapy and Research, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, he also serves on the editorial boards of a number of other professional journals. Widely published, Dr. Kendall has lectured throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Australia, Europe, and South America. He is a past President of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy and Section III of the Division of Clinical Psychology of APA, and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.