Childhood Maltreatment

For practitioners and students, Wekerle (U. of Western Ontario, London, Canada) et al. describe interventions for children and youth who have suffered maltreatment. They detail theories and models on the effects of maltreatment; diagnosis and treatment indications for clinical and subclinical problems such as mood, anxiety, eating, or substance abuse disorders; and current standards of practice, mechanisms of action, effectiveness, obstacles in treatment, and treatment combinations. Also discussed are violence prevention and health promotion. The book includes tools for assessment in the appendix: a questionnaire on childhood experiences of violence and two scales on the impact of traumatic events. There is no index. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)