Child and Adolescent Mental Health Arena

Early Start Denver Model Curriculum Checklist for Young Children with Autism

• By Sally J. Rogers, and Geraldine Dawson.

Published January 2010

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Moving Out, Moving On

Young People's Pathways In and Through Homelessness

• By Shelley Mallett, Doreen Rosenthal, Deb Keys and Roger Averill.

Published November 2009

Based on rich interview data drawn from a large scale longitudinal study of homeless young people, this book examines the personal, familial and structural factors that impact on homeless young people’s long-term outcomes. While telling the personal stories of young people’s experiences, the book…
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A Clinician's Guide to Normal Cognitive Development in Childhood

• Edited by Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg, and Becky L. Spritz.

Published November 2009

Clinicians and practitioners-in-training can often lose sight of the normal developmental landscape that underlies behavior, especially in the field of cognitive development. It exists in an insular bubble within the broader field of psychology, and within each sub-domain there is a wide continuum…
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Self-Esteem Across the Lifespan

Issues and Interventions

• Edited by Mary H. Guindon.

Published October 2009

As long as clinicians write “increase self-esteem” on treatment plans, without knowing precisely what that means, there is a need for information on the construct of self-esteem and how its many components can have an effect on outcomes. This text defines self-esteem, describes its history and…
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Cognitive Therapy with Children and Young People

• By Patrick Smith, Sean Perrin, William Yule and David M. Clark.

Published September 2009

Post traumatic stress disorder develops after exposure to one or more terrifying events that have caused, or threatened to cause the sufferer grave physical harm. This book discusses how trauma-focused cognitive therapy can be used to help children and adolescents who suffer from post traumatic…
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The Clinician's Guide to Collaborative Caring in Eating Disorders

The New Maudsley Method

• Edited by Janet Treasure, Ulrike Schmidt and Pam Macdonald.

Published September 2009

Caring for a loved one with an eating disorder is a difficult task; carers often find it hard to cope, and this can contribute to the maintenance of the disorder. The Clinician's Guide to Collaborative Caring in Eating Disorders shows how active collaboration between professional and…
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Children

A Guide for the Community Practitioner

• By Katharina Manassis.

Published June 2009

This book aims to bridge the gap between child cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as practiced in academic centers and its use in community settings. Because CBT is considered the 'gold standard' in the treatment of a variety of child mental health conditions and has been evaluated in numerous…
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Mental Health and Emerging Adulthood among Homeless Young People

• By Les B. Whitbeck.

Published April 2009

What happens to homeless and runaway adolescents when they become adults? This is the first study that follows homeless youth into young adulthood and reviews the mental health consequences of runaway episodes and street life. The adolescents were interviewed every three months for three years from…
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Eating Disorders

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Children and Young People

• By Simon G. Gowers, and Lynne Green.

Published March 2009

Eating disorders comprise a range of physical, psychological and behavioural features that often have an impact on social functioning and can invade most areas of the sufferer’s life. Although eating and weight disorders are common in children and adolescents, there is a scarcity of practical…
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Keeping The Baby In Mind

Infant Mental Health in Practice

• Edited by Jane Barlow, and P.O. Svanberg.

Published February 2009

Keeping the Baby in Mind builds on the expanding evidence pointing to the crucial importance of parents in facilitating their baby’s development, and brings together expert contributors to examine a range of innovative psychological and psychotherapeutic interventions that are currently being used…
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