Treating Child and Adolescent Depression
360 pp, $69.95
New York, NY, Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-7817-9569-2
- Brenda Bursch, PhD, ReviewerDepartments of Clinical Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences and PediatricsDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLALos Angeles, California bbursch@mednet.ucla.edu
Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text.
- KEYWORDS:
- ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
- CHILD PSYCHIATRY
- DEPRESSION
Although professionals have recognized clinical depression in children and adolescents for the past 40 years, treatment research has only recently begun to identify promising treatment regimens. The editors of Treating Child and Adolescent Depression have successfully provided a comprehensive summary of the relevant evidence base related to childhood depression, translated into practical and easily digested information. While the book spans a broad range of topics, including epidemiology, types of depression, clinical course, etiology, risk factors, and effect of depression on functioning, the focus is clearly on assessment and treatment. This information presented is useful for a wide range of clinical, research, and lay audiences, including experienced mental health clinicians, general practitioners, students new to the field, or concerned parents.
Strengths include the comprehensive coverage of various treatment approaches (medication, biological approaches, cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, family therapy, dynamic psychotherapy, and complementary and alternative approaches) as well as the treatment …
