A practical guide to mental health and substance abuse challenges faced by children and adolescents, the book provides definitions, early signs for detection, symptoms, diagnoses, treatment options for childhood trauma, anxiety disorders, ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, bipolar disorder, the spectrum of schizophrenia, first episode psychosis, and substance abuse.
A practical guide to mental health and substance abuse challenges faced by children and adolescents, the book provides definitions, early signs for detection, symptoms, diagnoses, treatment options for childhood trauma, anxiety disorders, ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, bipolar disorder, the spectrum of schizophrenia, first episode psychosis, and substance abuse.
Kirstin Painter, PhD, LCSW, worked in the areas surrounding community mental health for over 20 years, most recently as Senior Director of Evaluation and Research. She is currently a Program Specialist in the Office of Research Sciences at the National Institute of Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Maria Scannapieco, PhD, MSW, is Distinguished University Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington and Director of the Center for Child Welfare. She has worked in the public child welfare arena for over 40 years as an educator and researcher. She has published over 150 articles and presented numerous times on Indian Child Welfare, the impact of child maltreatment, out-of-home placement, youth aging out of foster care, and the training and retention of child welfare workers.
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* Foreword * Chapter 1: Introduction * Chapter 2: Framework for Understanding and Treating Mental Health Problems * Chapter 3: Overview of Child and Youth Development * Chapter 4: Childhood Trauma * Chapter 5: Depressive Disorders * Chapter 6: Treatment of Depressive Disorders * Chapter 7: Anxiety Disorders * Chapter 8: Treatment of Anxiety Disorders * Chapter 9: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder * Chapter 10: Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder * Chapter 11: Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD) * Chapter 12: Treatment for Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder * Chapter 13: Bipolar Disorder * Chapter 14: Treatment of Bipolar Disorder * Chapter 15: Schizophrenia Spectrum and First Episode Psychosis * Chapter 16: Treatment of Schizophrenia Spectrum and First Episode Psychosis * Chapter 17: Substance Abuse Co-occurrence with Mental Health Issues * Chapter 18: Children and Adolescents with Mental Illness and the Education System * Appendix: Web Resources
