Eva Szigethy, John R Weisz, Robert L Findling
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Children and Adolescents provides 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:
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.
Foreword.
Preface.
DVD contents.
Cognitive behavioral therapy: an introduction.
Developmental considerations across childhood.
Culturally diverse children and adolescents.
Combined CBT and psychopharmacology.
Depression and suicidal behavior.
Bipolar disorder.
Childhood anxiety disorders: the coping cat program.
Pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder.
Obsessive compulsive disorder.
Chronic physical illness: inflammatory bowel disease as a prototype.
Obesity and depression: a focus on polycystic ovary syndrome.
Disruptive behavior disorders.
Enuresis and encopresis.
Appendix 1: self-assessment questions and answers.
Index.