Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents: Evidence-Based Treatments and Case Examples

by John R. Weisz

• ISBN13: 9780521576727
• ISBN10: 0521576725
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-23
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

In this book, a clinical scientist highlights youth psychotherapies that have been tested and shown to work. Treatments for fears and anxiety, depression, attention deficits and ADHD, and conduct problems and disorder are described in detail, their conceptual basis explained, their clinical application illustrated by richly developed case examples, and their prospects for use in clinical practice examined closely. This clinical perspective is complemented by summaries and critiques of the empirical evidence on each treatment and by commentaries on what questions remain unanswered. The author's clinical and scientific experience converge to produce a uniquely valuable experience on exemplary treatments for children and adolescents.

Table of Contents

Part I. General Introduction: 1. Youth psychotherapies: the lay of the land

Part II. Treatments for Fears and Anxiety: Section Introduction and The Case of Sean: 2. Four classic treatments for fears: modeling, systemic desensitization, reinforced exposure, and self-talk

3. Therapies for anxiety disorders: coping cat, coping koala, and family anxiety management

Part III. Treatments for Depression: Section Introduction and The Case of Mega: 4. Cognitive-behavioral therapies for child depression

5. Cognitive-behavioral therapies for adolescent depression

Part IV. Treatments for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Section Introduction and The Case of Sal: 8. Treating conduct problems by teaching anger control

9. Behavioral parent training and family treatment for conduct problems

10. Parent-child interaction treatments for child noncompliance

11. Parent training through video modeling and structured group discussion

12. Using problem solving skills training and parent management training to help children with conduct disorder

13. Multisystemic therapy for antisocial and delinquent youth

Part V. Conclusion: 14. Evidence-based youth psychotherapies

strengths, limitations, future directions

References.