The Handbook Of Infant Child And Adolescent Psychotherapy A Guide To Diagnosis And Treatment

This handbook offers the clinician entrance into a myriad of childhood problems, discussed from the viewpoint of psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, and developmental specialists.

This handbook offers new approaches to working with children, adolescents and their families. Noted child and adolescent experts such as T. Berry Brazelton, Carol Gilligan, and Paul and Anna Ornstein discuss many pressing issues, including helping parents to develop a more positive attitude toward parenting, guiding parents during stressful times, psychoeducational psychotherapy with learning disabled and/or ADHD children who might not benefit from traditional therapy, a multimodal approach for working with sexually abused children, and treating children suffering from post-traumatic stress. This text should be of value to students as well as experienced clinicians wishing to learn about the newest integrative approaches to child and adolescent psychotherapy.

This Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the practice and principles of child and adolescent psychotherapy around the world. Contents include: * a brief introduction to the child psychotherapy profession, its history and development * a review of the theory underlying therapeutic practice * an overview of the varied settings in which child psychotherapists work * analysis of the growth of the profession internationally * an examination of areas of expertise around the world * a summary of current research Contributors are experienced practitioners from within a diverse range of schools and approaches and so provide a well-rounded picture of child and adolescent psychotherapy today. The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy will be an essential resource for professional psychotherapists, students of psychotherapy, social workers and all professionals working with disturbed children.

Widely regarded as the standard reference in the field, this state-of-the-art handbook offers a comprehensive analysis of developmental, clinical, and social aspects of mental health from birth to the preschool years. Leading authorities explore models of development; biological, family, and sociocultural risk and protective factors; and frequently encountered disorders and disabilities. Evidence-based approaches to assessment and treatment are presented, with an emphasis on ways to support strong parent–child relationships. The volume reviews the well-documented benefits of early intervention and prevention and describes applications in mental health, primary care, childcare, and child welfare settings. The chapter on psychopharmacology has been updated for the paperback edition.

When it comes to Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, which is too often a cavalier diagnosis of first resort, clinicians can benefit from the range of responsible views on assessment and treatment proffered here. If doctors, therapists, and school personnel were to have only one resource to consult to fully understand AD/HD the problems and the solutions this collection of authoritative perspectives assembled by Drs. Incorvaia, Mark-Goldstein, and Tessmer should be it.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The neuropsychodynamic perspective -- 2 The self as a complex adaptive system -- 3 Self-deficits: the neuropsychological domain (L-I) -- 4 Self-deficits: the introspective domain (L-II) -- 5 Self-deficits: the interpersonal domain (L-III) -- 6 The nonverbal dialogue: mindsharing -- 7 The therapeutic dialogue: an overview -- 8 The therapeutic dialogue: concordant moments -- 9 The therapeutic dialogue: complementary moments -- 10 The therapeutic dialogue: disjunctive moments -- 11 Conclusion -- Index