Child and Adolescent Mental Health News & Updates

Recent Articles

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   Free Access to the Archives of Suicide Research Paper of the Year

   In 2013, the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR) launches its annual ASR Paper of the Year Award in recognition of exceptional work published in Archives of Suicide Research. Routledge is proud to offer free online access to the inaugural award-winner:

   Parental Intoxication and Adolescent Suicidal Behavior, Ingeborg Rossow and Inger Synnøve Moan
   
   

    

    

    

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   Surviving, Existing, or Living

   For professionals working with people who experience severe psychosis, increasing empirical evidence for the benefits of psychotherapy for psychosis has been especially welcome. Given the limitations of medication-only approaches and the need for an expanded perspective, including for those diagnosed with schizophrenia, Surviving, Existing, or Living takes a fresh look at severe psychosis, offering a heuristic model for understanding psychosis along a continuum of severity, from the extreme experience of acutely impairing psychosis to a more enriched life experience.

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   Single Case Research in Schools

   Single Case Research in Schools addresses and examines the variety of cutting-edge issues in single case research (SCR) in educational settings. Featuring simple and practical techniques for aggregating data for evidence-based practices, the book delves into methods of selecting behaviors of interest and measuring them reliably. 

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   The Practitioner’s Guide to Child Art Therapy

   Even in the face of challenging conditions, art therapy treatment offers meaningful opportunities for growth. It’s not always easy, though, to navigate the complex interplay of art processes, relational states, and developmental theories. For any clinician looking for guidance on the ins and outs of using art therapy with children, there is no better resource than The Practitioner’s Guide to Child Art Therapy. 

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   A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults

   For over 100 years, ADHD has been seen as essentially a behavior disorder. Recent scientific research has developed a new paradigm which recognizes ADHD as a developmental disorder of the cognitive management system of the brain, its executive functions. This cutting-edge book pulls together key ideas of this new understanding of ADHD, explaining them and describing in understandable language scientific research that supports this new model. 

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   How Open Access will change Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences

   In a major contribution to the era-defining debate, this full Special Issue of Psychological Inquiry offers a range of views on how the Open Access Science movement will impact the study and practice of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences.
   
   Click here to read the FREE Special Issue in full.

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   Parenting: Science and Practice - Maternal love protects against ill effects of strict discipline

   A new study of Mexican-American adolescents from our journal Parenting; Science and Practice reports that a loving mother can ameliorate many of the psychological harms associated with an otherwise harsh disciplinary upbringing.

   Read the full report here.
   

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   You can still order from the BPS Annual Conference 2013 Catalog at a 20% discount

   Did you make it to Harrogate to the British Psychological Society Annual Conference 2013? You can still order from this catalog at a 20% discount! Find out how here.

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   A Mindfulness-Based Approach to Working with High-Risk Adolescents

   A Mindfulness-Based Approach to Working With High-Risk Adolescents is an accessible introduction to a new model of therapy that combines the Buddhist concept of mindfulness with modern trends in psychotherapy. Drawing on years of experience working with at-risk adolescents, the chapters explore ways to develop authentic connections with patients: building relationships, working with resistance, and ways to approach change using mindfulness-based techniques. 

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    Creating Safe and Supportive Learning Environments

    The importance of creating safe spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students in the school environment cannot be overstated. It is one of the most prominent issues facing school professionals today, and its success has lasting, positive effects on the entire student body. Drawing on the expertise of researchers and practitioners, Creating Safe and Supportive Learning Environments provides a comprehensive examination of the topics most relevant for school professionals.