Child and Adolescent Mental Health Arena

Choosing to Heal

Using Reality Therapy in the Treatment of Sexually Abused Children

• By Laura Ellsworth.

Published April 2007

The number of sexual abuse disclosures by children has been increasing at a steady rate. Therapists are faced with the dilemma of limited resources and training to help them best serve this vulnerable population. Choosing to Heal breaks new ground as the first resource to use Reality Therapy and…
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The Biopsychosocial Formulation Manual

A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

• By William H. Campbell, and Robert M. Rohrbaugh.

Published February 2006

Based on George Engel’s model, The Biopsychosocial Formulation Manual presents ways to help psychiatry residents and students effectively gather and organize patient data to arrive at a complete mental health history in a limited timeframe. While most current models only take one factor into…
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Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations

• By Leslie Drozd, and James R. Flens.

Published September 2005

A focused look at the uses—and misuses—of psychological tests in the context of child custodyThis book presents an advanced examination of psychological testing and usage in the child custody arena. It addresses test selection issues, provides insightful discussions of how to confront…
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Clinical and Research Uses of an Adolescent Mental Health Intake Questionnaire

What Kids Need to Talk About

• By Irwin Epstein, Ken Peake and Daniel Medeiros.

Published August 2005

Learn how to better clinically serve “risky” adolescents—from the clients themselves!Clinical and Research Uses of an Adolescent Mental Health Intake Questionnaire: What Kids Need to Talk About explores the research on adolescent behavior culled from the answers to a…
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Evaluating and Treating Families

The McMaster Approach

• By Christine Ryan, Nathan B. Epstein, Gabor I. Keitner, Ivan W. Miller and Duane S. Bishop.

Published March 2005

This comprehensive text is organized into two parts, the first of which presents an overview of the history, development, and theory of the model, and its specific applications to treatment, training, assessment, and research. Part II includes the instruments and assessment tools originally…
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Prevention: What Works with Children and Adolescents?

A Critical Review of Psychological Prevention Programmes for Children, Adolescents and their Families

• Edited by Alan Carr.

Published February 2003

Prevention: What Works with Children and Adolescents? deals with the prevention of psychological problems which are of central concern to those who fund and develop health, social and educational services for children, adolescents and their families. Problems addressed in this book include…
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The Mental Health Diagnostic Desk Reference

Visual Guides and More for Learning to Use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV-TR), Second

• By Carlton Munson.

Published January 2001

Make the DSM-IV-TR user-friendly with this powerful learning tool! This expanded and updated edition of Dr. Munson's highly acclaimed book is the indispensable companion volume and guide to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), published by…
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What Works with Children and Adolescents?

A Critical Review of Psychological Interventions with Children, Adolescents and their Families

• Edited by Alan Carr.

Published November 2000

What Works with Children and Adolescents? fulfils the need for a concise, empirically-based study of the types of psychological treatments that may be effective for common psychological problems in childhood and adolescence.Providing a solid foundation for evidence-based practice in the treatment…
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In-patient Child Psychiatry

Modern Practice, Research and the Future

• Edited by Jonathan Green, and Brian Jacobs.
• Foreword by Professor Lionel Herzov.

Published September 1998

Essential Reading for clinicians, managers and researchers in child psychiatry, this authoritative book provides accessible coverage of essential theory as well as clear practical guidance to inpatient child psychiatric treatment. This method of treatment has fallen out of fashion in recent years…
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Child and Family Assessment

Clinical Guidelines for Practitioners

• By Ian Wilkinson.

Published February 1998

Child and Family Assessment is based on Ian Wilkinson's extensive experience of working with troubled children and families over the last twenty years. This completely revised and updated edition of Family Assessment (Gardner Press, 1993) combines a clear summary of current knowledge with practical…
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