Handbook of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents: Bridging Science and Practice (Issues in Clinical Child Psychology)

Product Description
The comprehensive coverage in this hugely important and timely handbook makes it invaluable to clinical child, school, and counseling psychologists; clinical social workers; and child psychiatrists. As a textbook for advanced clinical and counseling psychology programs, and a solid reference for the researcher in child/adolescent mental health, its emphasis on flexibility and attention to emerging issues will help readers meet ongoing challenges, as well as advance the field. Its relevance cannot be overstated, as growing numbers of young people have mental health problems requiring intervention, and current policy initiatives identify evidence-based therapies as the most effective and relevant forms of treatment.
From the Back Cover
The second edition of the handbook examines advances in therapeutic approaches for behavioral, developmental, and emotional problems in children. It describes therapies that have evolved in response to improvements in diagnostic systems, methodological approaches, and new evidence regarding treatment efficacy and effectiveness. The volume provides a comprehensive review of what works, for whom, and under what circumstances. New and updated chapters in this second edition address the empirical basis of a range of treatment approaches for common internalizing, externalizing, developmental, and medically related disorders and conditions. In addition, chapters highlight therapeutic principles underlying treatment success and identifies specific interventions and resources to facilitate translation of the best available evidence into clinical practice. Finally, the handbook concludes with future recommendations and next steps for evidence-based therapies.
The handbook features evidence-based therapies for:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Posttraumatic stress disorder for youths.
Depressive disorders in childhood and adolescence.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Autism spectrum disorders.
Aggression and antisocial behavior.
Chronic pain management.
Enuresis and encopresis.
Pediatric obesity.
Adolescent substance abuse disorders.
Eating disorders in children and adolescents.
The second edition of the
Handbook of Evidence-based Therapies for Children and Adolescents provides an invaluable resource for researchers, graduate students, clinicians and therapists and professionals in clinical child and school psychology, social work, child and adolescent psychiatry, developmental psychology and related disciplines.
About the Author
Ric G. Steele, Ph.D., ABPP, is Professor and Director of the Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Kansas, with academic appointments in the Departments of Applied Behavioral Science and Psychology. Dr. Steele has published more than 120 journal articles and book chapters and has coedited several handbooks related to health and mental health services for children and youth, including the Handbook of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity, Handbook of Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families, and the Handbook of Pediatric Psychology. He serves as an editorial board member for the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, and Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. His research examines the evaluation and promotion of health-related quality of life across a continuum of health risk categories. Steele is a past-president of the American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.
Michael C. Roberts, Ph.D., ABPP, is Professor Emeritus, and founding director of the Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Kansas, with appointments in the Departments of Applied Behavioral Science and Psychology. Dr. Roberts has published more than 200 journal articles and book chapters revolving around the application of psychology to understanding and influencing ch