Comprehensive Evidence-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents

The past decade has witnessed the development of numerous interventions proved to be highly effective; several treatments are now considered to be "well established" or "probably efficacious" interventions for children. Given the range of providers working with children—clinical psychologists, child psychiatrists, clinical social workers, school psychologists, and marriage and family therapists—this book is designed to provide all professionals the information they now need about the use of these evidence-based interventions (EBIs), as well as the evaluation criteria used to determine their efficacy in in meeting the mental health needs of children.

Alfano and Beidel have assembled a team of experts to write the disorder chapters. Each chapter begins with an overview of the disorder then delves into evidence-based approaches to treatment, the impact of parental involvement, case-by-case modifications, progress measurement, and clinical examples. In overview chapters the editors cover:

• The role of development in treatment planning and implementation
• Dissemination of EBIs into school and community settings
• The use of controversial therapies with children
• Emerging methods of service delivery and access improvement

Comprehensive Evidence Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents provides clinicians, researchers, and students alike with the theoretical, conceptual, and practical skills to provide children and adolescents with the best care possible.

CANDICE A. ALFANO, PhD, founded the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Program at the Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC)/George Washington University School of Medicine. Now at the University of Houston, she serves as director of the Sleep and Anxiety Center for Kids (SACK).

DEBORAH C. BEIDEL, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology, Director of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the University of Central Florida. She is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders.

Section 1: Treatment Considerations and Issues

Chapter 1: Developmental Treatment Considerations (Amy Przworski)

Chapter 2: Ethical and Legal Issues (Celia Fisher)

Chapter 3: Controversial Therapies for Children (Gerald Koocher)

Chapter 4: Culturally Informed Child and Family Interventions (Armando Pina)

Chapter 5: New Methods of Service Delivery for Children (Jonathan Comer)

Chapter 6: Dissemination of Evidence-Based Treatments (Michael Southam-Gerow)

Section 2: Disorder-Focused Interventions

Chapter 7: Anxiety Disorders in Children (Tom Ollendick)

Chapter 8: Anxiety Disorders in Adolescents (Anxiety Disorders in Adolescents)

Chapter 9: Depressive Disorders in Children (Mary Fristad)

Chapter 10: Depressive Disorders in Adolescents (V. Robin Weersing)

Chapter 11: Bipolar Disorders (Amy West)

Chapter 12: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (William Pelham)

Chapter 13: Defiant/Conduct Disorders (John Lochman)

Chapter 14: Autism Spectrum Disorders (Susan White)

Chapter 15: Eating Disorders (Eating Disorders)

Chapter 16: Elimination Disorders (Lee Ritterband)

Section 3: Problem-Focused Interventions

Chapter 17: Behavioral Insomnia of Childhood and Nighttime Fears (Candice Alfano)

Chapter 18: School Refusal and Avoidance (Chris Kearney)

Chapter 19: Trauma-related problems and disorders (Brian Fisak)

Chapter 20: Peer Victimization/Bullying (Tim Cavell)

Chapter 21: Chronic Medical Illness/Adherence (Alan Delamater)

Chapter 22: Overweight/Obesity (Marian Tanofsky-Kraff)

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