Diagnostic Practice & Assessment of Children & Adolescents Books

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11. Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations

    By Leslie Drozd, James R. Flens

    A focused look at the uses—and misuses—of psychological tests in the context of child custodyThis book presents an advanced examination of psychological testing and usage in the child custody arena. It addresses test selection issues, provides insightful discussions of how to confront...

    Published September 20th 2005 by Routledge
12. Clinical and Research Uses of an Adolescent Mental Health Intake Questionnaire

    What Kids Need to Talk About

    By Irwin Epstein, Ken Peake, Daniel Medeiros

    Learn how to better clinically serve “risky” adolescents—from the clients themselves!Clinical and Research Uses of an Adolescent Mental Health Intake Questionnaire: What Kids Need to Talk About explores the research on adolescent behavior culled from the answers to a...

    Published August 14th 2005 by Routledge
13. Evaluating and Treating Families

    The McMaster Approach

    By Christine Ryan, Nathan B. Epstein, Gabor I. Keitner, Ivan W. Miller, Duane S. Bishop

    This comprehensive text is organized into two parts, the first of which presents an overview of the history, development, and theory of the model, and its specific applications to treatment, training, assessment, and research. Part II includes the instruments and assessment tools originally...

    Published March 22nd 2005 by Routledge
14. Prevention: What Works with Children and Adolescents?

    A Critical Review of Psychological Prevention Programmes for Children, Adolescents and their Families

    Edited by Alan Carr

    Prevention: What Works with Children and Adolescents? deals with the prevention of psychological problems which are of central concern to those who fund and develop health, social and educational services for children, adolescents and their families. Problems addressed in this book include...

    Published February 19th 2003 by Routledge
15. The Mental Health Diagnostic Desk Reference

    Visual Guides and More for Learning to Use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV-TR), Second

    By Carlton Munson

    Make the DSM-IV-TR user-friendly with this powerful learning tool! This expanded and updated edition of Dr. Munson's highly acclaimed book is the indispensable companion volume and guide to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), published by...

    Published January 16th 2001 by Routledge
16. What Works with Children and Adolescents?

    A Critical Review of Psychological Interventions with Children, Adolescents and their Families

    Edited by Alan Carr

    What Works with Children and Adolescents? fulfils the need for a concise, empirically-based study of the types of psychological treatments that may be effective for common psychological problems in childhood and adolescence.Providing a solid foundation for evidence-based practice in the treatment...

    Published November 15th 2000 by Routledge
17. The Aggressive Adolescent

    Clinical and Forensic Issues

    By Daniel L Davis

    Maximize your effectiveness with troubled kids!The Aggressive Adolescent: Clinical and Forensic Issues provides mental health professionals with a comprehensive text that covers both theoretical and practical applied knowledge of aggressive youth in a specific, problem-focused way. Through case...

    Published January 5th 2000 by Routledge
18. In-patient Child Psychiatry

    Modern Practice, Research and the Future

    Edited by Jonathan Green, Brian Jacobs

    Essential Reading for clinicians, managers and researchers in child psychiatry, this authoritative book provides accessible coverage of essential theory as well as clear practical guidance to inpatient child psychiatric treatment. This method of treatment has fallen out of fashion in recent years...

    Published September 23rd 1998 by Routledge
19. Child and Family Assessment

    Clinical Guidelines for Practitioners, 2nd Edition

    By Ian Wilkinson

    Child and Family Assessment is based on Ian Wilkinson's extensive experience of working with troubled children and families over the last twenty years. This completely revised and updated edition of Family Assessment (Gardner Press, 1993) combines a clear summary of current knowledge with practical...

    Published February 18th 1998 by Routledge
20. Assessment of Parenting

    Psychiatric and Psychological Contributions

    Edited by Dr Peter Reder, Clare Lucey

    These are the sorts of questions that face mental health practitioners who are increasingly involved in complex child care cases which come before the courts. They have been given little guidance to date on how these assessments should be made, especially where a decision has to be taken as to...

    Published October 25th 1995 by Routledge