Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents : A Clinician's Guide to Effective Psychosocial and Pharmacological Interventions

This comprehensive, interdisciplinary guidebook is designed for the mental health practitioner seeking to utilize proven and effective interventions with children and adolescents suffering from significant anxiety and phobic disorders. Each chapter is co-authored by a clinical child psychologist and a child psychiatrist, framing the volume's unique and balanced perspective. In addition, each chapter presents state-of-the-art assessment and treatment strategies for a panoply of phobic and anxiety disorders, including both psychosocial and pharmacological interventions. Moreover, the volume addresses important conceptual, epidemiological, and ethical issues in working with children and adolescents. All in all, this guide will help address the wide chasm between clinical research and clinical practice, uniting the forces intrinsic to child psychiatry and clinical child psychology.

combining Perspectives From Psychopharmacology And Psychotherapy, 19 Papers Explore The Etiology, Developmental Course, Assessment, And Treatment Of Anxiety Disorders In Children And Adolescents. Ollendick (clinical Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State U.) And March (psychiatry, Duke U. Medical Center) First Present A Group Of Papers Looking At Broad Foundational Issues Of Diagnostics, Etiology, Epidemiology, And Comorbidity. The Assessment And Treatment Of Specific Disorders Is The Topic Of The Next Section, With Chapters On Social Anxiety Disorder, School Refusal, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Childhood-onset Panic, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Pediatric Obsessive-compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress, And Selective Mutism. The Final Section Examines Future Directions For Research And Practice. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

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reviewer:huma Pandit, Md(rush University Medical Center)
description:this Multi-author Text Provides An In-depth, Comprehensive Review Of Anxiety Disorders In Children. It Is The First Edition Of The Book.
purpose:the Purpose Of The Book Is Primarily To Bridge The Gap Between Psychiatry And Psychology And Integrate It For The Benefit Of The Patient. It Is A Spirited Attempt To Provide A Holistic Opinion Of Anxiety Disorders In Children And Guide The Clinician Towards Evidence-based Practice.
audience:the Solid Information In This Book Will Serve As A Guide To Clinicians, Health Care Professionals, Social Workers And Therapists And Also For Patients If They Are Interested In Knowing About Their Disorders.
features:this Book Has Been Organized Logically In Three Parts, As The Chapters Seem To Flow And Continuity Is Never Lost. The First Part Integrates Psychopathology, Assessment And Treatment Of Anxiety Disorders. Part Ii Focuses On Dsm Iv And How Anxiety Disorders Are Represented. It Also Specifies All The Evidence-based Treatment Procedures. Part Iii Focuses On Research That Has Been Done And Also Stresses The Importance Of Further Work Needed In This Area.
assessment:ollendick And March Have Gathered A Top-notch Team Of Both Psychiatrists And Psychologists To Construct An Up-to-date Overview Of Development, Psychopathology And Treatment Of Anxiety Disorders. All The Chapters Present Effective Summaries Of Available Empirical Data And Plausible Theories Where Data Is Lacking. I Would Recommend This Very Current Text, Effectively Blending Psychiatric And Psychological Principles, As A Must Read For All Fellows In Child And Adolescent Psychiatry.

This comprehensive, interdisciplinary guidebook is designed for the mental health practitioner seeking to utilize proven and effective interventions with children and adolescents suffering from significant anxiety and phobic disorders. Each chapter is co-authored by a clinical child psychologist and a child psychiatrist, the basis of the volume's unique and balanced perspective. In addition, each chapter presents state-of-the-art assessment and treatment strategies for a panoply of phobic and anxiety disorders, including both psychosocial and pharmacological interventions. Moreover, the volume addresses important conceptual, epidemiological, and ethical issues in working with children and adolescents. All in all, this guide will help address the wide chasm between clinical research and clinical practice, uniting the forces intrinsic to child psychiatry and clinical child psychology