Understanding the Mental Health Problems of Children and Adolescents

by Kirstin Painter, Maria Scannapieco

This text is a practical guide to informed care for youth mental health. It presents the definition, etiology, steps for diagnosis, and evidence-based treatments for all of the major mental health problems commonly found in children and adolescents. The authors combine systems of care, social
ecology, and strengths-based perspectives to create sensitive criteria for diagnoses and treatment plans that can achieve long-lasting improvements.

Each disorder is presented in two chapters. The first chapter discusses the DSM criteria, biological aspects of the disorder, differential diagnosing, and a case study applying the diagnostic criteria. The second chapter presents evidence-based treatments and medications and a discussion of the
outcomes of the case study from the preceding chapter. This straightforward approach makes this book highly adaptable for the classroom and beyond.

324 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2015