Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Behavior

Aninvaluableguideforworkingwithchildrenandadolescentswithbehavioraldisorders,emotionaldisorders,orbothFeaturingcontributionsfromrenownedexpertssuchasGeraldFuller,EugenioRothe,JohnLockman,CharlesCasat,FreddyPaniagua,andNancyWinters,ClinicalAssessmentofChildandAdolescentBehaviordetailshowtousethebehavioralassessmentprocesstodevelopeffectivetreatmentandrehabilitationplansforvariouschildandadolescentpsychologicalandpsychiatricdisorders.Thiscomprehensiveguidefeaturesstep-by-stepinstructionforsuccessfulidenti?cationanddiagnosisofvariousbehavioral/emotionaldisordersaswellassuggestionsfortreatmentonspecializedtopicssuchasAsperger'sSyndrome,eatingdisorders,anddisruptivebehavior.CarefullyeditedbyH.BooneyVanceandAndresPumariega,itoffersthementalhealthpractitionerawealthofpracticalinformationnotonlyonstate-of-the-artclinicalassessmentproceduresandtechniquesbutalsoonappliedinterventionstrategiesforeachdisorder,alongwithinstructivecasestudiesandvignettes.Thebookalsoexaminestheuseofmedicationaspartofanintegratedtreatmentapproachtomanagingthesechallengingbehaviors.Addressingthecriticaladvancesmadeinthe?eldinrecentyears,ClinicalAssessmentofChildandAdolescentBehaviorrepresentsanimportantstepinbridgingthegapbetweenvariousdisciplinesandimprovingclinicalpracticewithinfants,children,andyouth.Topicscoveredinclude:*Anxietydisorders*Attention-De?citdisorder*Bulimiaandanorexianervosa*Childabuseandpsychictrauma*Communicativedisorders*Disordersofinfancyandearlychildhood*Learningdisorders*Mooddisorders*Pediatricbraininjury*Pervasivedevelopmentaldisorders*Posttraumaticstressdisorder*Sociallyandemotionallymaladjustedchildrenandyouth