Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Children and Adolescents (Book with DVD)

by Szigethy, Eva, M.D., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781585624065
• ISBN10: 1585624063
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING INC

Summary

Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Children and Adolescentsprovides readers with the defining fundamentals of CBT in an accessible, down-to-earth style. In addition, a well-integrated, developmentally appropriate approach is detailed for a number of the mental disorders and conditions that are most common among children and adolescents. This unique work provides the following: Explications of innovative CBT techniques in the treatment of children with chronic physical illness and depressive, bipolar, anxiety (including OCD and PTSD), eating, elimination, and disruptive behavior disorders A comprehensive chapter features the clinical implications and applications of combining CBT with psychopharmacological treatment Videos on the accompanying DVD demonstrate CBT techniques with children or adolescents with depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorder, medical illness, and disruptive behavior disorder Guidance for integrating parents and families into the child's treatment is shared for every disorder covered in the book Extensive case examples, key clinical points, and self-assessment questions and answers will further equip readers to effectively and thoughtfully apply CBT Useful chapter appendixes include accessible tables of CBT concepts; patient and parent handouts; and clinical exercises, activities, and tools that further augment the text Finally, because factors such as race, ethnicity, religion, immigration status, and sexual orientation may affect the therapeutic relationship, diagnosis, and treatment of patients, a separate chapter on conducting effective CBT with culturally diverse children and adolescents is provided. Clinicians will gain a robust understanding of CBT practice with children and adolescents-so that they can also do it-and do it effectively. This unique, easy-to-use guide is an invaluable and worthy reference for all mental health practitioners who work with children and adolescents. No other text on the subject will match it.

Author Biography

Eva Szigethy, M.D., Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is also Medical Director of the Medical Coping Clinic in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology. John R. Weisz, Ph.D., ABPP, is Professor of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts; and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Judge Baker Children's Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Robert L. Findling, M.D., M.B.A., is the Rocco L. Motto, M.D., Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He is also the Director of the Division of Child Adolescent Psychiatry at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
DVD Contents	p. xxiii
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Introduction	p. 1
Developmental Considerations Across Childhood	p. 29
Tools for Assessing Developmental Skills	p. 62
Practical Recommendations for Treatment Planning	p. 65
Culturally Diverse Children and Adolescents	p. 75
Combined CBT and Psychopharmacology	p. 119
Combination Treatment	p. 150
Depression and Suicidal Behavior	p. 163
Bipolar Disorder	p. 185
Childhood Anxiety Disorders: The Coping Cat Program	p. 227
Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 263
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	p. 299
Chronic Physical Illness: Inflammatory Bowel Disease as a Prototype	p. 331
PASCET-PI Selected Skills and Tools	p. 369
Guided Imagery for Pain Management	p. 375
Information Worksheets for Parents	p. 378
Obesity and Depression: A Focus on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome	p. 383
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds: Selected Patient Worksheets	p. 420
Disruptive Behavior Disorders	p. 435
Enuresis and Encopresis	p. 467
Self-Assessment Questions and Answers	p. 513
Index	p. 535
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