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Summary
Widely regarded as a premier text and clinical resource, this book presents exemplary treatment approaches for a broad range of social, emotional, and behavioral problems in children and adolescents. Concise chapters from leading authorities describe the conceptual underpinnings of each therapy, how interventions are delivered on a session-by-session basis, and what the research shows about treatment effectiveness. Contributors discuss recommended manuals and other clinical and training resources and provide details on how to obtain them.
New to This Edition
-Significantly revised and expanded to incorporate current findings and treatment advances.
-Treatments for additional disorders: obsessive–compulsive disorder, substance use disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder.
-An entire section (7 chapters) on implementation and dissemination challenges in real-world clinical settings, including a chapter on cultural diversity issues.
This book will appeal to therapists working with children and adolescents, including child psychologists and psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors; graduate students and researchers in these fields. It is also a valuable resource for graduate-level courses in child and adolescent psychotherapy and evidence-based practice.
Author Biography
John R. Weisz, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Professor at Harvard Medical School. He is also President and CEO of the Judge Baker Children’s Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School specializing in child and adolescent mental health research, training, direct service, and media outreach. Dr. Weisz has previously held faculty positions at Cornell University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of California, Los Angeles. He has served as President of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. Dr. Weisz is Director of the Research Network on Youth Mental Health, sponsored since 2001 by the MacArthur Foundation. His books and articles focus on youth problem behavior and psychotherapy for children and adolescents.
Alan E. Kazdin, PhD, ABPP, is the John M. Musser Professor of Psychology and Child Psychiatry at Yale University and Director of the Yale Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic, an outpatient treatment service for children and families. He has served as President of the American Psychological Association and received its Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Psychology Award in 2009. At Yale, he has been Chairman of the Psychology Department, Director and Chair of the Yale Child Study Center at the School of Medicine, and Director of Child Psychiatric Services at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Kazdin’s work focuses on child-rearing practices and the treatment of oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior among children and adolescents. He has authored or edited more than 650 articles, chapters, and books. His 45 books focus on child and adolescent psychotherapy, parenting, aggressive and antisocial behavior, and methodology and research design.
Table of Contents
I. Foundations of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Research
1. Introduction: Context, Background, and Goals, Alan E. Kazdin and John R. Weisz
2. Ethical Issues in Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Treatment Research, Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood and Mary A. Cavaleri
3. Developmental Issues and Considerations in Research and Practice, Grayson N. Holmbeck, Katie A. Devine, and Elizabeth F. Bruno
II. Treatments and Problems
A. Internalizing Disorders and Problems
4. Child-Focused Treatment of Anxiety, Philip C. Kendall, Jami M. Furr, and Jennifer L. Podell
5. Interventions for Anxiety Disorders in Children Using Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Family Involvement, Kristine M. Pahl and Paula M. Barrett
6. Treating Pediatric Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Using Exposure-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Martin E. Franklin, Jennifer Freeman, and John S. March
7. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: The ACTION Treatment Program for Girls, Kevin D. Stark, William Streusand, Lauren S. Krumholz, and Puja Patel
8. Group Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Adolescent Depression, Gregory N. Clarke and Lynn L. DeBar
9. Treating Depression in Adolescents Using Individual Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, V. Robin Weersing and David A. Brent
10. Treating Adolescent Depression Using Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Colleen M. Jacobson and Laura Mufson
B. Externalizing Disorders and Problems
11. Parent Management Training/m-/Oregon Model: An Intervention for Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents, Marion S. Forgatch and Gerald R. Patterson
12. Parent–Child Interaction Therapy and the Treatment of Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Alison Zisser and Sheila M. Eyberg
13. The Incredible Years Parents, Teachers, and Children Training Series: A Multifaceted Treatment Approach for Young Children with Conduct Disorders, Carolyn Webster-Stratton and M. Jamila Reid
14. Problem-Solving Skills Training and Parent Management Training for Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder, Alan E. Kazdin
15. Anger Control Training for Aggressive Youths, John E. Lochman, Caroline L. Boxmeyer, Nicole P. Powell, Tammy D. Barry, and Dustin A. Pardini
16. Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Adolescents: Processes and Outcomes, Dana K. Smith and Patricia Chamberlain
17. Treating Serious Antisocial Behavior Using Multisystemic Therapy, Scott W. Henggeler and Cindy Schaeffer
18. Summer Treatment Programs for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, William E. Pelham, Jr., Elizabeth M. Gnagy, Andrew R. Greiner, Daniel A. Waschbusch, Gregory A. Fabiano, and Lisa Burrows-MacLean
C. Other Disorders and Special Applications
19. Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Traumatized Children, Judith A. Cohen, Anthony P. Mannarino, and Esther Deblinger
20. Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention in Autism, Tristram Smith
21. Empirically Supported Pivotal Response Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Robert L. Koegel, Lynn K. Koegel, Ty W. Vernon, and Lauren I. Brookman-Frazee
22. Family Therapy for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa, Arthur L. Robin and Daniel le Grange
23. Behavioral Treatment for Enuresis, Arthur C. Houts
24. Treating Hispanic Youths Using Brief Strategic Family Therapy, Michael S. Robbins, Viviana Horigian, José Szapocznik, and Jessica Ucha
25. Treating Hispanic Children and Adolescents Using Narrative Therapy, Robert G. Malgady
26. Functional Family Therapy for Adolescent Substance Use Disorders, Holly Barrett Waldron and Janet L. Brody
27. Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse Using Multidimensional Family Therapy, Howard A. Liddle
n: none"III. Implementation and Dissemination: Extending Treatments to New Populations and New Settings
28. Implementation of Evidence-Based Treatments for Children and Adolescents: Research Findings and Their Implications for the Future, Dean L. Fixsen, Karen A. Blase, Michelle A. Duda, Sandra F. Naoom, and Melissa Van Dyke
29. Assessing the Effects of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies with Ethnic-Minority Youths, Stanley J. Huey, Jr., and Antonio J. Polo
30. Adapting Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression to Fit Diverse Youths and Contexts: Applying the Deployment-Focused Model of Treatment Development and Testing, Sarah Kate Bearman, Ana Ugueto, Alisha Alleyne, and John R. Weisz
31. Building Evidence-Based Systems in Children’s Mental Health, Bruce F. Chorpita and Eric L. Daleiden
32. Nationwide Dissemination of Effective Parenting Interventions: Building a Parenting Academy for England, Stephen Scott
33. The International Dissemination of the Triple P—Positive Parenting Program, Matthew R. Sanders and Majella Murphy-Brennan
34. From Policy Pinball to Purposeful Partnership: The Policy Contexts of Multisystemic Therapy Transport and Dissemination, Sonja K. Schoenwald
IV. Conclusions and Future Directions
35. The Present and Future of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents, John R. Weisz and Alan E. Kazdin
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