Family Therapy
Family Therapy G. Pirooz Sholevar Introduction Since the publication of the last volume of this textbook, family therapy has continued to expand its scientific base and theoretical evolution. Evidence-based programs…
Group Therapy
Group Therapy Nancy E. Moss Gary R. Racusin Corinne Moss-Racusin Introduction Group treatment stands as a powerful intervention available to professionals serving the child and adolescent population. The aim of…
Psychodynamic Principles in Practice
Psychodynamic Principles in Practice Rachel Z. Ritvo Samuel Ritvo History The monumental work of Sigmund Freud looms so large in the field of dynamic psychiatry that students in the twenty-first…
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy Laura Mufson Jami F. Young Introduction Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a brief, time-limited psychotherapy that was developed in the late 1960s for the treatment of nonbipolar, nonpsychotic, depressed…
Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies
Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies Mendy A. Boettcher John Piacentini Introduction Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most widely researched and evidence-based form of psychotherapy today. Although CBT technically refers to a…
Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents: A Critical Overview
Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents: A Critical Overview V. Robin Weersing Melanie A. Dirks The study of psychotherapy in youth dates back to the dawn of therapy itself— to the…
General Principles, Specific Drug Treatments, and Clinical Practice
General Principles, Specific Drug Treatments, and Clinical Practice Lawrence Scahill Jessica R. Oesterheld Andrés Martin Introduction The now famous clinical trial conducted by Charles Bradley (1) is often cited as…
Clinical and Developmental Aspects of Pharmacokinetics and Drug Interactions
Clinical and Developmental Aspects of Pharmacokinetics and Drug Interactions Jessica R. Oesterheld Richard I. Shader Andrés Martin Overview In the first part of this chapter, the concept of pharmacokinetics is…
Children Exposed to Disaster: The Role of the Mental Health Professional
Children Exposed to Disaster: The Role of the Mental Health Professional Nathaniel Laor Leo Wolmer Introduction Mass disasters, whether natural, technological or human made, take an enormous toll in human…
Munchhausen Syndrome by Proxy
Munchhausen Syndrome by Proxy Brian W.C. Forsyth Andrea Gottsegen Asnes Historical Note In 1951, Asher first used the eponym Munchhausen syndrome to describe adults who consistently fabricate symptoms of illness…
