Child and Adolescent Therapy ─ Cognitive-Behavioral Procedures

Kendall (psychology, Temple U.) shows psychologists, social workers, counselors, and psychiatrists, as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students, how to implement cognitive-behavioral therapy with children and adolescents. Psychologists and psychiatrists mainly from the US detail the theory for working with youth from this perspective and the importance of collaboration, then evidence-based treatments for aggression, anger management, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression and suicidality, obsessive-compulsive disorders, eating disorders and obesity, and trauma, with discussion of procedures, the theory and research behind the processes, and outcomes. Special populations like children who have experienced disaster or have been victims of terrorism or sexual abuse are addressed, as are developmental guidance for working with adolescents, therapeutic processes within CBT, and the current state of evidence. This edition has new chapters on modular treatments, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)