Treating Child and Adolescent Mental Illness
A Practical, All-in-One Guide
Jess P. Shatkin (Author)
Fifteen million children in the U.S. have diagnosable psychiatric or learning
disorders, yet nearly 70% don’t receive the help they need.
Indeed, the number
of practitioners trained in treating children and adolescents falls far short of
what’s called for. As a result, first-line practitioners, school counselors, therapists,
and social workers—whether medically trained or not—are often called upon
to be familiar with psychopathology in kids. With the types of presenting mental
health issues in kids growing rapidly, this accessible handbook—organized
around a range of common disorders for easy reference—uses evidence based
practices to clearly explain to a range of practitioners how to understand,
diagnose, and treat them.
Book Details
- Hardcover
- October 2009
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ISBN 978-0-393-70545-4
- 6.5 × 9.6 in
/ 408 pages
- Territory Rights: Worldwide
Endorsements & Reviews
“This book is extraordinary. For pre- and postdoctoral students, psychiatry and
pediatric residents, therapists, teachers, and parents, it is an essential read. For
established practitioners, this book is indispensable as an up-to-date scientific
review of our current understanding of child and adolescent psychopathology
and the evidence-based treatments that work. Dr. Jess Shatkin has written a
book that should be read and mastered by anyone who wishes to provide state-of-the-art mental health care for children, adolescents, and families.” — Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, Founder and Director, NYU Child Study Center
“The book that I wish I had written. Fact-based and supported by references,
this comprehensive, practical, and user-friendly text is a must-read for all
child mental health practitioners (whether in practice or in training), parents
of children and adolescents, and the general public as well. Dr. Shatkin’s
knowledge, wealth of clinical and teaching experience, and sensitivity to
children, families, and the developmental process make this book different: a
truly unique and original contribution.” — Thomas F. Anders, MD, Distinguished Professor (Emeritus), University of California, Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and M.I.N.D. Institute
“I enthusiastically recommend it as an outstanding reference for anyone who
has struggled to understand the many issues underlying childhood psychopathology,
including school counselors, teachers, and parents.” — Carol A. Bernstein, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine and President-Elect, American Psychiatric Association
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