Handbook of Child Behavior Therapy in the Psychiatric Setting

A practical guide to behavior therapy, offering syndrome-by-syndrome coverage of all the major psychiatric disorders in children Rapidly becoming a preferred intervention strategy both in inpatient and outpatient environments, behavior therapy is a relatively quick and effective method of treatment for everything from ADHD to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Edited by two acknowledged leaders in the field and including contributions from a host of distinguished clinicians and researchers, Handbook of Child Behavior Therapy: In the Psychiatric Setting arms you with state-of-the-art behavioral approaches to the assessment and treatment of child psychopathology in the psychiatric setting. Coverage includes: A focus on behavioral methods as applied to a wide range of child psychopathologies General assessment and treatment issues, including chapters on frequently encountered problems Problem-specific chapters, organized according to six major categories: "Description of the Problem," "Prototypic Assessment," "Actual Assessment," "Prototypic Treatment," "Actual Treatment," and "Summary" Topics on: mental retardation, ADHD, conduct disorders, separation anxiety disorder, phobias, anorexia and bulimia, depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, tic disorders, elimination disorders, substance abuse, posttraumatic stress disorders, obesity, somatization disorders, and pediatric painAmmerman, Robert T. is the author of 'Handbook of Child Behavior Therapy in the Psychiatric Setting' with ISBN 9780471113935 and ISBN 047111393X.