Psychological Disorders
Showing 1-10 of 215 results (22 pages in total)
Attachment, Trauma and Multiplicity, Second edition
Working with Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Edited by Valerie Sinason.
Published November 2010
This revised edition of Attachment, Trauma and Multiplicity investigates the still unaddressed and unexplored subject of Dissociative Identity Disorder. With brand new chapters on police work and attachment theory it has been fully updated to include new research and the latest understanding of…
more about Attachment, Trauma and Multiplicity, Second edition…
Dissociation in Traumatized Children and Adolescents
Theory and Clinical Interventions
- Edited by Sandra Wieland.
Published November 2010
Over the last decade, the literature on therapy addressing trauma in children has expanded considerably, as has the literature on dissociation. Unfortunately, very little of this literature has addressed the issue of dissociation in children. At the same time, therapists working with children and…
more about Dissociation in Traumatized Children and Adolescents…
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
What Can Teachers Do?
- By Geoff Kewley.
Published October 2010
Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder a ‘made-up’ term?
Is it simply an excuse for bad behaviour?
How do children with ADHD really experience school?
This practical teacher’s guide dispels all the myths and gets down to the facts about ADHD. It explores the nitty-gritty of what you…
more about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder…
Grief After Suicide
Understanding the Consequences and Caring for the Survivors
- Edited by John R. Jordan, and John L. McIntosh.
Published October 2010
There are over 30,000 suicide deaths each year in the United States alone, and the numbers in other countries suggest that suicide as a cause of death will be around for the foreseeable future. A suicide leaves behind more victims than just the individual, as family, friends,…
more about Grief After Suicide…
Young People with Anti-Social Behaviours
Practical Resources for Professionals
- By Kathy Hampson.
Published July 2010
The media today suggests that many young people are becoming involved in anti-social behaviour. But increasing amounts of legislation and ASBOs neither seem to have addressed the real issues nor solved the problem, and may simply add to the frustrations of all those involved.
Kathy Hampson’s…
more about Young People with Anti-Social Behaviours…
Helping Children and Young People who Self-harm
An Introduction to Self-Harming and Suicidal Behaviours for Health Professionals
- By Tim McDougall, Marie Armstrong and Gemma Trainor.
Published July 2010
Every year thousands of children and young people attend emergency departments with problems resulting from self-harm. More still come to the attention of CAMHS teams, school nurses and other community-based services. Helping Children and Young People who Self-Harm provides clear and practical…
more about Helping Children and Young People who Self-harm…
Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders
The PEERS Treatment Manual
- By Elizabeth A. Laugeson, and Fred Frankel.
Published May 2010
This book is essential reading for any clinician or researcher working with teens with autism spectrum disorders. This parent-assisted intervention for teens is based on a comprehensive, evidence-based, 14-week program at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, the manualization…
more about Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders…
The Wellbeing of Children in Care
A New Approach for Improving Developmental Outcomes
- By Kwame Owusu-Bempah.
Published May 2010
Because of their previous damaging experiences, many children and young people enter the care system having already developed emotional problems or at a greater risk of developing them. However, in addition to this, research and experience consistently show that being in care is likely to aggravate…
more about The Wellbeing of Children in Care…
Childhood Disorders
Second Edition
- By Philip C. Kendall, and Jonathan S. Comer.
Published May 2010
In this revised edition of Childhood Disorders, Philip C. Kendall and Jonathan S. Comer present current information about the full range of psychological disorders that occur in childhood, and discuss the major models that guide the thinking about each disorder. Specific criteria for diagnosis…
more about Childhood Disorders…
Protecting Children from Violence
Evidence-Based Interventions
- Edited by James Michael Lampinen, and Kathy Sexton-Radek.
Published April 2010
Providing an evidence-based understanding of the causes and consequences of violence against children, experts in the field examine the best practices used to help protect children from violence. Various types of violence are reviewed including physical and sexual abuse, (cyber-)bullying, human…
more about Protecting Children from Violence…