Research Catalog

Title

What works for whom? : a critical review of treatments for children and adolescents / Peter Fonagy, Mary Target ... [et al.].

Publication

New York : London : Guilford Press, 2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Fonagy, Peter, 1952-
• Target, Mary

Description

xii, 525 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

• "This book evaluates the evidence for the full range of widely used child and adolescent mental health treatments, providing vital knowledge to inform clinical decision making. Organized around the major presenting problems in child and adolescent practice, the volume synthesizes findings from hundreds of carefully selected studies on both psychosocial and pharmacological approaches.
• Offered are clear recommendations for treating children with specific diagnoses and for improving the services provided to this population as a whole. Written by experienced researchers and practitioners, the book maintains a judicious balance between empirical considerations and the role of clinical judgment. It is an essential reference for any professional treating children and adolescents, regardless of background or primary theoretical orientation."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Psychotherapy
• Research
• Evaluation Studies as Topic
• Child Psychiatry
• Adolescent Psychiatry
• Child psychiatry > Differential therapeutics
• Child psychotherapy > Evaluation
• Child psychiatry > Research

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Introduction and Review of Outcome Methodology: The Importance of Outcome Measurement. Evidence-Based Medicine and Its Justifications. Some Philosophical Concerns about Evidence-Based Medicine. What Is "Outcome" or Whose Outcome Is It Anyway? Problems of Evidence in Child Mental Health Outcomes. The Current Review -- 2. Epidemiology. Definition. Prevalence. Age and Sex. Natural History. Comorbidity. Risk Factors. Service Use and Referred Populations -- 3. Anxiety Disorders. Definition. Prevalence. Clinical Presentation. Treatment -- 4. Depressive Disorders. Definition. Prevalence. Clinical Presentation. Treatment -- 5. Disturbance of Conduct / Peter Fonagy and Arabella Kurtz. Definition. Prevalence. Clinical Presentation. Assessment. Treatment of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder -- 6. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Definition. Prevalence. Clinical Presentation. Treatment. Consultation and Training -- 7. Tourette's Disorder.
• Definition. Prevalence. Clinical Presentation. Treatment -- 8. Psychotic Disorders. Schizophrenia. Schizoaffective Disorders. Mania and Bipolar Disorders. Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder -- 9. Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Childhood Autism. Nonautistic Pervasive Developmental Disorders -- 10. Self-Harming Disorders. Eating Disorders. Suicide. Substance Misuse -- 11. Children with Physical Symptoms. Physical Symptoms with No Identifiable Physical Cause. Preparation for Painful Procedures. Children with Chronic Illness -- 12. Specific Developmental Disorders. Definitions. Prevalence. Clinical Presentation. Treatment -- 13. Conclusions and Implications. Interpreting Research Evidence. Summary of the Evidence Base for Interventions in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. Trends in the Development of Therapeutic Approaches in Child and Family Disorders. App. 1. Glossary of Psychopharmacological Treatments.

ISBN

157230751X

OCLC

• ocm50018667
• SCSB-4792927

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries