Child and Adolescent Therapy

Widely regarded as the definitive clinical reference and text in the field, this authoritative volume presents effective cognitive-behavioral approaches for treating frequently encountered child and adolescent disorders. The editor and contributors are leading experts who provide hands-on, how-to-do-it descriptions illustrated with clinical examples. Relevant theories and research findings are explained, and exemplary treatment manuals and client workbooks reviewed. Coverage encompasses evidence-based treatments for aggression, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Depression and Suicidality, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Eating Disorders, and trauma. Ways to involve parents in treatment are addressed throughout. New to this Edition: presents advances in conceptualizing and treating specific clinical problems up-to-date information on treatment manuals and outcome research chapters on additional therapies: modular treatments, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions.

Edited by Philip C. Kendall, Temple University, Pennsylvania, USA

"This book continues to set the standard for evidence-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with children and adolescents. Cutting-edge issues and new developments are evident throughout the fourth edition. The stellar group of contributors cover best CBT practices across a wide range of clinical problems and domains. The volume elegantly captures the dynamic integration of cognition, emotion, action, developmental change, social context, and clinical process that characterizes CBT today. The result is an exceptional volume that is current, sophisticated, rigorous, practical, detailed, and engaging, with many case examples and clinical aids. I highly recommend this book both as a reference for mental health professionals who wish to incorporate CBT concepts and procedures into their clinical practice with children and adolescents, and as an invaluable text for advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses. Kudos to Kendall for yet another outstanding contribution!" - Eric J. Mash, University of Calgar