CBT WITH DEPRESSED ADOLESCENTS (Cbt With Children, Adolescents and Families)

Annotation In recent years there has been an increase in research into childhood depression, and it is now recognised that depression can severely impair young people in many aspects of their life, school, peer and social relationships, and frequently persists into adulthood. Depression: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Children and Young People provides an accessible guide to recognising and treating depression in young people. Based on a successful manual developed for research trials, this book presents an overview of a cognitive behavioural model for working with this age group, as well as practical ideas about how to start therapy. Topics covered include: engaging young people setting goals for therapy cognitive behaviour assessment and formulation solutions for problems practitioners may face encouraging parents and agencies to support therapy. Depression includes case examples and practical tips to prepare the practitioner for working with young people. Information is presented in a readable and practical style making this book ideal for professionals working in child and adolescent mental health services, as well as those in training. It will also be a useful guide for people working in community services for young people. Online resources: The appendices of this book contain worksheets that can be downloaded free of charge to purchasers of the print version. Please visit the website to find out more about this facility

In recent years there has been an increase in research into childhood depression, and it is now recognised that depression can severely impair young people in many aspects of their life, school, peer and social relationships, and frequently persists into adulthood.

Depression: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Children and Young People provides an accessible guide to recognising and treating depression in young people. Based on a successful manual developed for research trials, this book presents an overview of a cognitive behavioural model for working with this age group, as well as practical ideas about how to start therapy. Topics covered include:

• engaging young people


• setting goals for therapy


• cognitive behaviour assessment and formulation


• solutions for problems practitioners may face


• encouraging parents and agencies to support therapy.

Depression includes case examples and practical tips to prepare the practitioner for working with young people. Information is presented in a readable and practical style making this book ideal for professionals working in child and adolescent mental health services, as well as those in training. It will also be a useful guide for people working in community services for young people.

Online resources:

The appendices of this book contain worksheets that can be downloaded free of charge to purchasers of the print version. Please visit the website to find out more about this facility

Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 1 Depression in adolescence......Page 10 2 Cognitive behaviour therapy: an introduction and overview......Page 22 3 Cognitive behavioural assessment and formulation......Page 36 4 Starting therapy......Page 58 5 Early stages of therapy......Page 74 6 Cognitive techniques......Page 90 7 General cognitive behavioural techniques......Page 120 8 Ending therapy......Page 131 9 Working with the wider system......Page 135 10 Special issues: bullying, bereavement, trauma and suicidality......Page 144 11 Common problems......Page 162 Materials and worksheets......Page 166 References......Page 203 Index......Page 213