The third edition of this quick-access guide, now updated with the latest research findings and evidence-based practices, serves as an essential resource for practitioners dedicated to preventing, screening, diagnosing, and managing mental health issues in children and adolescents. This edition highlights significant advancements in the field, focusing on trauma and stressor-related disorders, cognitive behavioral therapy and skills building, self-harming and suicidal behaviors, substance abuse disorders, youth antidepressant prescriptions, and strategies for promoting mental health in educational settings. It features newly developed and revised screening tools, instruments, and interventions that expand the therapeutic toolkit, complemented by diagnostic criteria, case studies, and an exploration of risk factors. Additionally, this guide offers innovative insights into caregiver support and introduces new technologies to enhance life balance.
The third edition continues to deliver the essential “nuts and bolts” of evidence-based content in a practical and user-friendly format. Grounded in DSM-V criteria and diagnoses, with a holistic view of the patient, this guide contains a wealth of resources, including screening tools, parent/patient handouts, and other resources to educate families about mental health disorders and ways to foster patient wellness.
New to the 3rd Edition:
- Presents updated educational materials for families and caregivers
- Describes new evidence-based programs to enhance mental health and well-being
- Featured chapters:
- Promoting Mental Health in Schools
- Evidence-based Assessment and Management of Anxiety Disorders
- Evidence-based Assessment and Management of Depressive Disorders
- Evidence-based Assessment and Management of Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Evidence-based Assessment and Management of Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
- Self-Care for Clinicians Who Care for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Problems
- Evidence-based Assessment and Management of Substance Abuse and Addiction Spectrum
Key Features:
- Addresses concise, evidence-based assessment and management guidelines
- Provides a tool kit for healthcare professionals to enhance care and improve outcomes
- Contains a variety of valid and reliable screening tools for mental health disorders in children and teens
- Includes downloadable access to patient education handouts, resources, and a variety of other resources for children, teens, and parents.
978-0826167262, 978-0826167279
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