The Handbook of Child And Adolescent Clinical Psychology: A Contextual Approach

This second edition of the hugely successful Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology incorporates important advances in the field to provide a reliable and accessible source of practical advice.

Beginning with a set of general conceptual frameworks for practice, the book gives specific guidance on the management of problems commonly encountered in clinical work with children and adolescents, drawing on best practice in the fields of clinical psychology and family therapy. In six sections, thorough and comprehensive coverage of the following areas is provided:


frameworks for practice


problems of infancy and early childhood


problems of middle childhood


problems in adolescence


child abuse


adjustment to major life transitions.

Each chapter dealing with specific clinical problems includes detailed discussion of diagnosis, classification, epidemiology and clinical features, as well as illustrative case examples.

This book will be invaluable both as a reference work for experienced practitioners, and an up-to–date, evidence-based practice manual for clinical psychologists in training.

The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology is one of a set of three handbooks published by Routledge, which includes The Handbook of Adult Clinical Psychology (Edited by Alan Carr & Muireann McNulty) and The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice (Edited by Alan Carr, Gary O’Reilly, Patricia Noonan Walsh and John McEvoy).

Alan Carr is the director of the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology at University College Dublin and Consultant Psychologist and Family Therapist at the Clanwilliam Institute Dublin.

Part I: Frameworks for Practice. Normal Development. Influences on Problem Development. Classification, Epidemiology and Treatment Effectiveness. The Consultation Process and Intake Interviews. Report Writing. Part II: Problems of Infancy and Early Childhood. Sleep Problems. Toileting Problems. Learning and Communication Difficulties. Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Part III: Problems of Middle Childhood. Conduct Problems. Attention and Overactivity Problems. Fear and Anxiety Problems. Repetition Problems. Somatic Problems. Part IV: Problems in Adolescence. Drug Abuse. Mood Problems. Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa. Schizophrenia. Part V: Child Abuse. Physical Abuse. Emotional Abuse and Neglect. Sexual Abuse. Adjustment to Major Life Transitions. Foster Care. Separation and Divorce. Grief and Bereavement.