Childhood Revealed Art Expressing Pain, Discovery & Hope

by Koplewicz, Harold; Goodman Ph.D., Robin F.

• ISBN13: 9780810941014
• ISBN10: 0810941015
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

More than 100 artworks by children ages 4-18 reflect the process of coping with such problems as depression, divorce, eating disorders, psychosis, learning differences, physical illness, & abuse. Experts provide the most current, practical information on treatment & prognosis for the various disorders, while words from the children themselves shed additional light on this subject of grave national concern.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	7	(1)
Foreword	8	(2)
Katie Couric
Introduction	10	(2)
Harold S. Koplewicz, Director, NYU Child Study Center
Guide for the Reader	12	(4)
Robin F. Goodman
Depression When the Blues Won't Go Away	16	(12)
Eating Disorders Dying to Be Thin	28	(10)
Anxiety Disorders Worried Sick	38	(10)
Psychosis Living in a Parallel World--Children with Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia	48	(10)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder The Myths and Misconceptions Surrounding Children in Perpetual Motion	58	(16)
Learning Differences When Smart Kids Can't Learn	74	(12)
Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Autism Children in Their Own World	86	(12)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder The Legacy of Survival	98	(12)
Abuse The Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Abuse of Children	110	(12)
Divorce and Children Broken Ties	122	(14)
Physical Illness When Kids are Chronically Ill or Disabled	136	(16)
Consultants	152	(1)
National Mental Health Resources	153	(5)
Participating Clinicians and Teachers and Their Affiliations	158