Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders in Children and Adolescents A Step-by-Step Treatment Manual

Bringing together leading authorities, this volume synthesizes the breadth of current research on child and adolescent treatment into a practical handbook for students and clinicians. The book was inspired by the preeminent work on adult disorders, Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders (now in its sixth edition), edited by David H. Barlow. It provides a concise overview of the disorders most commonly encountered in clinical practice and details evidence-based treatment approaches, largely grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Procedures for assessment, diagnosis, case formulation, intervention, and progress monitoring are illustrated with rich extended case examples, including session transcripts. The book addresses nuts-and-bolts issues such as how to set up each session, what to cover, and how to broach difficult topics with children and parents.

See also Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders, Sixth Edition (on adults), edited by David H. Barlow.

Christopher A. Flessner, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University and clinical child psychologist with KidsLink Neurobehavioral Center. He has been Director of the Pediatric Anxiety Research Clinic at Kent State since 2011. Dr. Flessner’s research focuses on biological and psychosocial risk factors that may be linked to the development of childhood anxiety and related problems--such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, trichotillomania, and tic disorders--and how a better understanding of risk factors might be used to improve existing therapeutic interventions.

John C. Piacentini, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences in the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is Director of the Center for Child Anxiety Resilience Education and Support and of the Childhood OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Dr. Piacentini is Chair of the Behavioral Sciences Consortium of the Tourette Association of America, a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, a Fellow and past president of the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology of the American Psychological Association, and a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. His research focuses on the etiology, assessment, and treatment of obsessive–compulsive, tic, anxiety, and body-focused, repetitive behavior disorders in children and adolescents.

I. An Evidence-Based Approach to Working with Youth
1. Introduction: Aims and Scope of This Book, Christopher A. Flessner & John C. Piacentini
2. Examining Developmental Considerations of Evidence-Based Practices for Youth, Elle Brennan, Yolanda E. Murphy, and Christopher A. Flessner
3. Evidence-Based Assessment and Case Formulation, Katharina Manassis
II. Psychological Disorders in Youth
4. Depression and Suicidality, Jennifer Wolff, Elisabeth Frazier, Stephanie Davis, Rachel D. Freed, Christianne Esposito-Smythers, Richard Liu, & Anthony Spirito
5. Bipolar Disorder, Amy E. West & Sally M. Weinstein
6. Anxiety Disorders, Sarah M. Kennedy, Jamie A. Mash, Saneya H. Tawfik, & Jill Ehrenreich-May
7. Specific Phobias, Ella L. Oar, Lara J. Farrell, Simon P. Byrne, & Thomas H. Ollendick
8. Panic Disorder, Donna B. Pincus, Ashley Korn, & Maria DiFonte
9. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Stephanie M. Keller, Mark Burton, & Norah C. Feeny
10. Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Tara S. Peris & Benjamin N. Schneider
11. Disruptive Behavior Disorders, John E. Lochman, Caroline Boxmeyer, Nicole Powell, Casey Dillon, Cameron Powe, & Francesca Kassing
12. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Amy Altszuler, Fiona Macphee, Brittany Merrill, Anne Morrow, Nicole K. Schatz, & William E. Pelham, Jr.
13. Eating Disorders, Dawn M. Eichen, Anna M. Karam, & Denise E. Wilfley
14. Substance Use Disorders, Eric F. Wagner, Ken Winters, Tammy Chung, & Tracey Garcia
15. Tic Disorders and Trichotillomania, David C. Houghton, Jennifer R. Alexander, & Douglas W. Woods
III. Special Populations and Applications
16. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Angela Scarpa, Tyler A. Hassenfeldt, & Tony Attwood
17. Anxiety and Related Problems in Early Childhood, Elyse Stewart & Jennifer Freeman
18. Transdiagnostic Approaches and Sleep Disturbance, Allison G. Harvey