Overview

Mental health problems disrupt the lives of many young people and their families, putting them at risk for instability as adults. This is particularly true for children from vulnerable populations, such as those in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems. With the prospect of potentially dire outcomes, it is essential that professionals be well equipped to understand and treat mental health disorders early and effectively. Mental Health Treatment for Children and Adolescents offers a sweeping synthesis of the research on treatment of DSM-defined mental disorders in youth, appraising the state of the available evidence and examining how evidence-based treatments address the biological, psychological, and social variables that contribute to the development of disorders and the potential for recovery. Each chapter focuses on a different diagnosis, covering ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, substance use disorders, depressive disorders, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Each one contains a critical review of the state of knowledge about a disorder, a summary of empirically supported psychosocial and pharmacological treatments, a case study, and a recommended research agenda. In addition, each is thoroughly grounded in a risk and resilience framework and focuses on the contextual factors that influence not only the development of a disorder but the implementation and adaptation of evidence-based practices in the real world. Mental Health Treatment for Children and Adolescents is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and clinicians both for its presentation of cutting-edge data and its emphasis on implications for social workers in training, practice, and research.

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Author:   Jacqueline Corcoran (Professor, Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work, Alexandria, VA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 24.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 16.50cm
Weight:   0.505kg
ISBN:  

9780195375718

ISBN 10:   0195375718
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   14 October 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview Section I: Externalizing Disorders Chapter 2: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Chapter 3: Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder Chapter 4: Adolescent Conduct Disorder and Substance Use Disorders Section II: Internalizing Disorders Chapter 5: Anxiety Disorders Chapter 6: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Chapter 7: Depressive Disorders Section III: Eating Disorders Chapter 8: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Conclusion Chapter 9: Barriers to Evidence-Based Practice and Recommendations References Indexes

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So you want to help children and adolescents with mental health issues, do you? Well, fortunately, with this practical book, mastering mental health treatments with youth is greatly facilitated. Thanks to Corcoran's fine volume the job of treating youth is easier. The books covers the eight most common mental health problems of youngsters; if you are working with any of these conditions, then you simply must read this book. --Kevin Corcoran, Ph.D., J.D., Professor, Portland State University and Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania Jacqueline Corcoran has produced an extremely useful practice text for teaching evidence-based mental health treatment of children and adolescents. This book goes further than other similar texts by providing case examples that address implementation issues and barriers that are often encountered in practice situations. It also discusses situations where the evidence is not available for particular clients, for example, how to work through practice decisions for applying evidence with ethnic minority clients and others. The applied case process offered in this book will enhance the teaching of evidence-based practice and the practice-friendly style of the text will be welcomed by most students and practitioners of mental health. --Cynthia Franklin, Ph.D., Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health, University of Texas at Austin Corcoran's new book is a welcome addition to the growing emphasis on evidence-based treatment. This definitive reference consolidates the evidence and provides up-to-date research on mental health treatment for children and adolescents. This is one of the very few books that integrate research findings with clinical examples. A must-read book for every mental health professional who wants to stay current with the latest research and to better understand how to apply research to practice. --Craig Winston LeCroy, Ph.D., Professor, School of Social Work, Arizona State University Corcoran has authored an exemplary volume. This will be an exceptional primary textbook for use in clinical courses based on a solid evidence-based approach to the topic of assessing and treating children with mental health problems. This is a wonderful new practice textbook and is most highly recommended. --Bruce A. Thyer, Ph.D., Professor and former Dean, College of Social Work, Florida State University The author has done a remarkable job of highlighting the most pertinent evidence-based treatment modalities for child and adolescent mental health disorders...This comprehensive book is a timely and welcome addition to a growing field of evidence-based literature on the treatment methods and practical application of methodologies used for treating children and adolescents. I highly recommend this book for anyone currently working with this patient population and for those in graduate school who wish to gain insight into the types of evidence-based treatments that are being researched and implemented. --Doody's Ultimately, the book facilitates the acquisition of knowledge and skills for a broad audience of students, eduacators, researchers, and practitioners and is a valuable asset to the continued professionalization of the field of mental health and its proponents. -- Amanda Ford, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work A new title in Oxford's Evidence-Based Practices series, this serious, systematic review of childhood psychopathology goes well beyond most texts on the same subject. Social work professor Corcoran writes that clinicians may reject evidence-based practice because of perceived discrepancies between research and practice. Though it may spur diagnostic theories of the post-DSM-IV decades, this gap has been largely eliminated, at least for now. Thematic chapters are grounded in a risk-and-resilience framework, and Corcoran illustrates each theme with readable charts and summaries of current epidemiological data and empirical research. In her rendering of diagnoses, which range from ADHD to substance use, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorders, the author sees to it that social context always accompanies psychopharmacological treatment planning, and this, as critics will note, is not always true of evidence-based practice. --E. A. Danto, CHOICE Corcoran's book is very valuable to social workers, students, and educators involved in the treatment of children and adolescents with mental health problems. First, social workers will be guided in their choice of what intervention to use for better results. Second, it will help social work educators design educational programs with evidence-based treatment as the focus in training new social workers. Third, social work students will be up to date and better prepared to implement treatment modalities that have been shown effective once employed. It is equally valuable to clients, because by knowing evidence-based treatment, they can opt for the one that is more promising in terms of outcome. --Teresa Graney, MSW, LCSW, Emergency Room Social Worker, Veterans Administration

This book is a useful reference guide. It will be of particular interest to the largest audience, educationalists and clinicians. Professional Social Work

<br> So you want to help children and adolescents with mental health issues, do you? Well, fortunately, with this practical book, mastering mental health treatments with youth is greatly facilitated. Thanks to Corcoran's fine volume the job of treating youth is easier. The books covers the eight most common mental health problems of youngsters; if you are working with any of these conditions, then you simply must read this book. <br>--Kevin Corcoran, Ph.D., J.D., Professor, Portland State University and Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania <br> Jacqueline Corcoran has produced an extremely useful practice text for teaching evidence-based mental health treatment of children and adolescents. This book goes further than other similar texts by providing case examples that address implementation issues and barriers that are often encountered in practice situations. It also discusses situations where the evidence is not available for particular clients, for example, how to wor

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Jacqueline Corcoran, Ph.D., is Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work.

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