Adolescent Psychology Book Reviews

2009-08-19T18:24:00.001-07:00

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2009-08-17T18:44:00.001-07:00

Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents: Theory and Practice for School and Clinical Settings

2009-08-16T18:33:00.001-07:00

Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents, Third Edition has been a valuable addition to my personal llibrary. As a graduate student, I am constantly in search of state-of-the-art resources that I feel will enhance my skills once I begin to practice. Every grad. student/novice counselor needs to be aware of the major schools of thought as theory drives practice. This book offers the reader the chance to become familiar with the latest thinking and practice using the seven major approaches to counseling and psychotherapeutic interventions with children and adolescents.

I have used this book many times over in writing research reports and it has served me well. This text is chock-full of useful information; everything from multicultural counseling to ethical issues. I would have liked to see more written on the areas of schizophrenia, and suicide.

Although a bit pricey, this book is valuable as a supplemental or main text for the student, and reference for the novice therapist.

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Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents: Pathways to Self-Discovery and Change: The Provider's Guide

2009-08-15T18:03:00.001-07:00

I'm a substance abuse counselor who recently took on a Juvenile Drug Court treatment group. I've used Milkman's Strategies book in the past with adults and was thrilled to find this book for use with adolescents. After just a few weeks of using this manual, the group members are already exhibiting considerable improvement in both knowledge and understanding of substance abuse and criminal conduct. These books are a perfect guide for working with substance abusing criminal offenders.

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Stop Negotiating With Your Teen: Strategies for Parenting Your Angry, Manipulative, Moody, or Depressed Adolescent

2009-08-14T18:11:00.001-07:00

Very helpful. I borrowed this from the library and after reading the 1st three chapters decided to buy a copy for reference. Kids are challenging and this book is something you will refer to again and again.

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents

2009-08-13T17:45:00.001-07:00

This book is a great adjunct to anyone interested in DBT. Not that it should be used instead of Marsha's original, but this one could be considered more of a condensed and easier to read version. The book itself is very well written to the point that I felt compelled to keep reading. The therapy itself is very similar to the regular DBT protocol with the major difference being the inclusion of family. I think this book does a good job at explaining and showing how those small differences make a major impact into the therapy itself. Highly recommended.

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The Adolescent Psyche: Jungian and Winnicottian Perspectives

2009-08-12T17:17:00.001-07:00

An increasing number of adolescents are being referred for psychotherapy and psychiatric treatment but there are a great many difficulties in reaching the adolescent client, and the number of successful outcomes is low. The Adolescent Psyche offers a psychological framework based on the work of Jung and Winnicott, demonstrating how adolescence is really a unique stage of development in the life cycle, rather than a mere recapitulation of childhood as is traditionally thought. Through the presentation of case studies, Richard Frankel shows how this theoretical framework can be put into clinical practice.

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Handbook of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity (Issues in Clinical Child Psychology)

2009-08-11T17:03:00.001-07:00

Within the past two generations alone, child and adolescent obesity has more than doubled for some age groups and tripled for others. Consequently, the extraordinary number of school-age children now being diagnosed with what were once considered adult-onset disorders hypertension, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and related cardio-pulmonary conditions has catapulted pediatric obesity to the forefront of national attention. Yet even as recognition grows, reliable, scientifically tested information and methods often get lost in the media crush of quick fixes and hyped-up news stories.

Now, in one comprehensive, easy-to-access volume, the Handbook of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity reveals the scope of the problem in terms of its psychological burden, its health consequences, and the available prevention and treatment options with the most current empirical and clinical knowledge available. This volume provides readers not only raw data, but also a framework for translating findings into effective, efficient practice assessment, treatment, and prevention. This volume:

Emphasizes developmental considerations the specific information most relevant to toddlers, school-age children, and adolescents.

Examines sociocultural and economic risk factors and their attendant treatment issues.

Addresses the particular challenges of treating overweight children with psychiatric comorbidities.

Discusses weight management intervention strategies in home, school, and community settings.

Outlines model intervention programs for overweight/obese children and youth.

Features special chapters on emerging topics of interest, including behavioral genetics, binge eating, technology-based approaches to weight control, and the concept of the obesigenic environment.

The Handbook of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity is a vital reference for child psychologists and psychiatrists as well as school and counseling psychologists, social workers, educators, and public health and medical professionals.

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Clinical Practice of Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents: The Nuts and Bolts

2009-08-10T18:25:00.001-07:00

As a school psychologist I do some counseling with children and cognitive behavior theory is something I greatly utilze in practice. This is a great resource to work with different age groups and I have even given this to a collegue when she began a slightly new career venture. She also thinks it comes in handy in practice.

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Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families: Practitioners Share Their Most Effective Techniques

2009-08-09T17:33:00.001-07:00

I got three of these books by Liana Lowenstein and I find them very valuable in my therapy work with children and adolescents. I am a beginning therapist so I still rely heavily on resources like this to get the creative juices flowing. The only thing that is missing from this book, but present in the others, is a list in front that tells what the intervention is suitable for, suggested age range and treatment mode (individual, group or family).

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Treating And Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders: What We Know And What We Don't Know, A Research Agenda For Improving The Mental Health Of Our Youth (A Research Agenda)

2009-08-08T18:29:00.001-07:00

This hardbound tome (818 pages total) is an invaluable reference for the mental health professional who works with adolescents. It was a an impressive project , the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative, sponsored by the Annenberg Foundation and the Annenberg Public Policy Center that addressed what is known about mental health disorders in the adolescent years. Six commissions with distinguished scholars contributed their expertise on adolescent depression and bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse disorders and youth suicide. Each section is clear and thorough conceptually and also provides various treatment modalities and prevention strategies. There are also helpful graphs and charts incorporated throughout. This book has current research, lucid summaries and conclusions. In addition to the main focus of mental illness, this book includes the important work of the seventh commission---Beyond Disorder, the positive perspective on youth development which deals with how we can help our youth prepare to lead happy successful lives. The final chapters deal with the stigma of mental illness, the role of primary care doctors and the role of the front-line people who deal with adolescents: school-based mental health professionals. This work is valuable not only for the scholars, the clinicians and the parents of adolescents but the policy makers who make the decisions affecting the lives of our youth.

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Adolescent Behavior: Readings & Interpretations (Textbook)

2009-08-07T18:18:00.001-07:00

I use this text every year in my Adolescence class; I still have not found a more recent selection of readings that covers the appropriate topics with articles as interesting as the ones contained in this text.

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Adolescent Gangs: Old Issues, New Approaches

2009-08-06T17:59:00.001-07:00

The issue of youth violence is of growing concern in America's communities. In many settings, the violence perpetrated and experienced by young people is the result of the behavior of gangs. They are not a new creation in our society but have been around for most of this century, if not before. Adolescent Gangs: Old Issues, New Approaches offers a collection of chapters dealing with how to deal with gangs effectively. The book moves beyond the usual position of describing gangs and gang members as social misfits. Rather, the book operates from the basic belief that gang members are normal people, who often participate in abnormal behavior, in search of a place for themselves in the communities in which they live. This book examines new and creative ways of thinking about gangs and how to respond to them.

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Being Adolescent: Conflict And Growth In The Teenage Years

2009-08-05T18:10:00.001-07:00

Have you wondered what it is like to be an adolescent? Day in and day out? Dealing with the daily details of life at home and at school? Are you a parent, teacher, or other adult who wants to learn about what goes on inside the adolescents you interact with?

This book describes a great approach to answering these questions using an innovative research protocol. Adolescents were asked to carry beepers throughout the day, and when they were beeped, they wrote down their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors at random moments throughout the day. They obtained many interesting results that gives insight into the daily lives of adolescents, whether at school, at home, or with friends.

In general, they found that adolescents exhibited more extremes of emotions than adults, as well as more self-consciousness and embarrassment. Although this conclusion would not surprise most people, the strength of the findings really comes through in the text. Reading the accumulated data gives a broad range of experiences from numerous individuals, and gives insight into how individual adolescents respond in various situations.

It's a fascinating read, and I really felt that I could get into the skin of these adolescents and get a sense of their daily thoughts and emotions. The diversity of adolescents covered in these studies may be limited, but what is presented is quite good.

I was assigned this book for a graduate education class on adolescent development. We referred to this book often during class discussions, even though it was one of several books we read. I highly recommend the book for parents and educators alike.

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Child & Adolescent Therapy : Science and Art

2009-08-04T17:34:00.001-07:00

I found the book to be very clear and comprehensive, covering the main theoretical orientations and the common diagnostic categories. It integrates the science and art of therapy by providing user-friendly summaries of outcome research with clinically practical instruction in how to work with kids. The critical case materials and examples of therapeutically useful words to use with children in a variety of clinical situations are very helpful. I was pleased by the lively and interesting writing and inspired by the satisfaction that can be achieved in this work.

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Group Work with Adolescents, Second Edition: Principles and Practice (Social Work Practice with Children and Families)

2009-08-03T18:23:00.001-07:00

MaleKoff's book is an extraordinary resource for any who hope to understand the world of adolescents,and the skills that are necessary to work successfully with them. Malekoff brings to his writing several decades of work with these young adults and he has a profound understanding of the difficult and often frightening world they inhabit.The book is sound counceptually, and refers freely to the literature. Malekoff writes with grace,and empathy, as well as with humor.This particular quality,important for work with all ages, is essential in work with this age group.Malekoff also is a published poet, and the book often uses poetry,his own and that of others,to teach and inform the reader. Work with groups has been neglected for many years, as professionals have tended to find it too difficult and unpredictable. Now, Malekoff has shown us the way, and his book will be of great use for social workers with groups, for teachers, and for others who want to work effectively with these young people.The book also is a powerful testimony to the effectiveness of the group work method of social work practice in serving this population.

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Adolescent Development: The Essential Readings (Essential Readings in Developmental Psychology)

2009-08-02T18:05:00.001-07:00

Adolescence as a stage in development is a period of great change and emotional development together with both social and intellectual transformations. Adolescent Development: The Essential Readings guides the reader throughout the maze of issues that emerge in the transition from childhood to adulthood. Each article is introduced by the editor, and contextualized within the wider debate of developmental psychology and the area of adolescence in particular. The introductions are designed to delineate the importance to each chapter and help guide the reader to sensitive points or issues. They set the stage for a selection of readings on theory, biological growth and development, issues of pubescence, and individual development, together with a variety of social problems that are experienced at this stage in life. The individual studies bring to life the manner in which adolescent behaviour is investigated, represent some of the most compelling current science that focuses on adolescence, and demonstrate the wide range of creative scholarship that can be found in this are of study. The readings will stimulate thoughts about the study of adolescence and push forward the reader's understanding of ideas of adolescence.

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Adolescent Risk Behaviors: Why Teens Experiment and Strategies to Keep Them Safe (Current Perspectives in Psychology)

2009-08-01T17:02:00.001-07:00

This book focuses on the crucial role that relationships play in the lives of teenagers. The authors particularly examine the ways that healthy relationships can help teens avoid such common risk behaviors as substance abuse, dating violence, sexual assault, and unsafe sexual practices. Addressing the current lack of effective prevention programs for teens, they present new strategies for encouraging healthy choices.
The book first traces differences between the "rules of relating" for boys and girls and discusses typical and atypical patterns of experimentation in teens. The authors identify the common link among risk behaviors: the relationship connection. In the second part of the book, they examine the principles of successful programs used by schools and communities to cultivate healthy adolescent development. An illuminating conclusion describes the key ingredients for engaging adolescents, their parents, teachers, and communities in the effort to promote healthy, nonviolent relationships among teens.

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Adolescents and Risk: Making Sense of Adolescent Psychology (Making Sense of Psychology)

2009-07-31T17:59:00.001-07:00

Substance abuse, gambling, sexual promiscuity, violence, mental health problems, suicide: all are risky and dangerous consequences of adolescent instability. Through the implementation of psychological research and basic theories, Johnson and Malow-Iroff expertly assess each specific risk behavior as it correlates with demographics, socio-economic statuses, and cultural factors surrounding today's youth. In addition, this book provides resources for handling harmful situations facing adolescents, offering practical and straightforward methods to aid one in negotiating positive paths for those in distress. Parents, educators, and adolescents alike will only benefit from knowing the causes of adolescent risk-taking and the ways of preventing such behavior.

Each chapter is devoted to a specific risk that many adolescents take throughout their teenage years. These include: drug abuse, gambling, sex, violence, and suicide. Johnson and Malow-Iroff discuss the mental health problems that lead to dangerous activities. Each topic explains the causes that lead to these risky behaviors, ways to prevent them, and advice that will be useful to parents and educators in addressing these issues.

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Treating Abused Adolescents

2009-07-30T17:58:00.001-07:00

What a great introduction to treating teens with abusehistories! I found this book very user-friendly, approaching adifficult topic with a tremendous amount of compassion and understanding. It is clear she really cares for her clients. I'd happily recommend it to anyone who works with this population.

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Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents

2009-07-29T17:36:00.001-07:00

This seller was amazing! my books came early and in better condition than I was expecting. I would buy from them again!

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Adolescent Boys: Exploring Diverse Cultures of Boyhood

2009-07-28T18:09:00.001-07:00

Perhaps men's studies should be called male studies. Leaders in the field encourage the study of all kinds of males. Books about men in their prime are most common; the number of books on older males is growing; this book is a nice contribution regarding adolescent males. To be honest, some chapters are just works where authors say, "I did research on Group X. Here's what I learned about the subgroup consisting of adolescent males." Still, this was a pretty good text.

The anthology is diverse in terms of race. In fact, at least one-third of the book covers African-American males. Perhaps this book should be classified under African-American studies. The book is diverse in terms of nation (the United States, China, Britain). Still, I thought more of a cross-national comparison in the chapters would have been useful. The book is diverse in terms of class. However, low-income males were labeled as such and upper-income males are left as unnamed, perhaps problematically "naturalized."

This book is definitely for psychology majors, more than any other group. Most chapters are quantitative and some are qualitative. For those who hate numbers-crunching, they can skip over methods and just read the intros and discussions. A close friend of mine was a psychology major who just HATES the field. When I asked him why, he said, "So many studies just prove the obvious. Fruits are good for your health. Getting enough sleep helps you during the day. Duh!" This book is FILLED with obvious hypothesis and conclusions. One chapter proved that boys from functional families perform better in school. Thanks for the numerical proof, but any thinking person already knows that. On the one hand, this book was so informative, but some of what is covered may insult the readers' intelligence.

Some chapters in the book did annoy me. For example, one chapter is titled "Boys in Men's Clothing." I thought it would be about male youth fashion, but it wasn't. It was about "hypervulnerability," a concept that was ill-defined an gobbledygookish. One chapter about black males, fathers, and suicidal thinking proved that father involvement may curb suicide. Again, duh! But secondly, the proof was for drug-free youth. Why wasn't substance abuse mentioned in the title's chapter then? There was some good stuff here. As always, Pedro Noguera's addition was informative, timely, and fantastic. I also liked the Hmong chapter and thought it was a good introduction to the text.

This is not a book for everyday concerned parents of male teens. It's for those in the psych field. Still, I give it thumbs up.

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Adolescent Suicide: An Integrated Approach to the Assessment of Risk and Protective Factors

2009-07-27T18:32:00.001-07:00

A guide to the assessment of adolescent suicide risk in clinical and non-clinical settings by two experts in the field, Peter M. Gutierrez and Augustine Osman

Suicide and suicide attempts among adolescents are significant public health problems. Consequently, identifying at-risk youth in time to provide intervention not only helps to prevent suicides and suicide-related injuries but improves young persons overall quality of life and increases the chances for healthy and productive lives. Believing that adolescent suicide can be prevented, Gutierrez and Osman have developed a set of tools for assessing suicide risk, designed especially for adolescents. In contrast to the most common assessments that focus solely on risk factors, these tools measure both risk and protective factors in order to predict more accurately the probability of suicide and suicide-related behaviors. This guide is designed to enable nonspecialists as well as professional clinicians, researchers, school psychologists, and other school-based professionals to select appropriate assessment tools and to evaluate the results.

Recognized experts in suicidology, both Gutierrez and Osman have published numerous specialized articles. This book synthesizes their work in a manner accessible to all practitioners responsible for identifying and working with at-risk adolescents. Included is an appendix of five assessment tools that can easily be photocopied for repeated use.

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Adolescent Psychotherapy Homework Planner (PracticePlanners®)

2009-07-26T18:02:00.001-07:00

The review by Orlando presents faulty information. The Brief Adolescent Therapy Homework Planner does indeed contain homework assignments on topics focused for teenagers. Contrary to what was written by Orlando, the book contains assignments on such topics as Conduct Disorder, Chemical Dependence, Eating Disorder, Peer/Sibling Conflict, Runaway, Sexual Abuse Perpetrator, Sexual Abuse Victim, and Mania/Hypomania as well as common problems such as Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Low Self-Esteem and Oppositional Defiant. The book does NOT contain exercises for Enuresis/Encopresis. I expect that Orlando was looking at the Brief Child Therapy Homework Planner when the review was written.

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Treating the Tough Adolescent: A Family-Based, Step-by-Step Guide (The Guilford Family Therapy Series)

2009-07-25T17:42:00.001-07:00

Dr Scott P.Sells has the experience and academic background to write on tough adolescents. With his work in correctional education Dr Sells has released his Phd research in an easy to adapt and read format that will prevent parents everywhere from continuing to tear their hair out over their teenage children. The 15 step flow chart will become your best friend as you neutralise the outside influences on your adolescent and take charge in an effective and ultimately successful strategy designed to move tough adolescents from problems to self sufficiency.
Timely advice is written within the research that Dr Sells has done with hundreds of problem adolescents and their families.

In using this book within my family I have found that formalising and making agreements with my adolescent and our parenting has removed hours of time and money spent on therapy and medical advice, not to mention the school appointments with teachers and Principals. Dr Sells explains what to do when relapses occur and how to remove unwanted influences on your adolescents life.

This book puts the parent back in charge of the family, and explains how this leads to self sufficiency in the adolescent as they move into early adulthood.
Treating the Tough Adolescent - A Family-Based, Step by Step Guide is easy to read and well researched and referenced.
I can heartily recommend this book to any parent facing difficult problems such as ADHD, truancy, delinquency, aggression, grafitti crimes, substance abuse, disrespect, and many other issues with their teenage children. It will also serve as a rough guide to these problems for High School teachers both in the classroom and in dealing with parent interviews.
Child Psychiatrists will find this text illuminating in it's ground breaking research into how parents can and must take charge for change to take place in tough adolescents' lives.

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Adolescent Portraits: Identity, Relationships, and Challenges (6th Edition)

2009-07-24T17:59:00.001-07:00

Adolescent Portraits: Identity, Relationships, and Challenges, written by Garrod, Smulyan, Powers, and Kilkenny (2000), is a collection of personal stories written by college students. The stories consist of the students' recollections of events that occurred during their adolescent years. This book provides much insight into the development of adolescents, while it also aides in the understanding and development of current theories. The case studies collected by the authors are excellent tools for gaining insight into the mind of the adolescent. The authors of the case studies not only narrate events from their past, but also provide personal perspectives as to why they reacted in certain ways and held particular concerns during their adolescent years.
"The way in which we view adolescence depends, to a large extent, on our perceptions of human nature and the relationship of the individual to society" (Garrod et al., 2000, p. 1). Current theories are independently and personally based on such perspectives. Before the authors present the adolescents' case studies, they discuss the various contributors to current adolescent theory. These contributors include theorists such as Locke, Rousseau, Hall, and Mead. By presenting the case studies, the authors show these theories at work.
The case studies are divided into three sections: "Identity," "Relationships," and "Challenges." The first section, "Identity," involves Erikson's Psychosocial Developmental Theory, particularly the stage of "identity verses role confusion." Believed by Erikson to be the dominating challenge during the adolescent years, this stage is characterized by the need to establish one's individuality in the world. According to his theory, it is only after this stage is completed that the individual is ready to develop intimate relationships with others.
In the following section, "Relationships," Erikson's belief of obtaining intimacy only by first successfully achieving personal identity is disputed. Many theorists believe that intimacy may actually be a source of achieving one's personal identity. For example, Sullivan believed that the development of intimacy may be related to relationships with best-friends. It is in these types of relationships that individuals are able to experience, first-hand, how various roles and attitudes are viewed by others. Other types of relationships one might encounter during his or her adolescent years "include close friendships, cliques, peer groups and crowds, and romantic relationships" (p. 132). Furthermore, psychoanalytic theorists such as Anna Freud and Blos believe that adolescence is a critical time of separation from one's parents. Even so, theories maintain that adolescents have a need to preserve a close, meaningful relationship with their families of origin. The case studies that are seen in this section concentrate on the importance of the development and continuity of relationships throughout the adolescent years.
In the final section, "Challenges," the authors present a collection of cases about adolescents who are caught up in various challenges that appear quite difficult to overcome. It is in this section that the authors present the phenomenon of adolescents who grow up in extremely difficult, if not tragic, situations, yet still develop into healthy, successful adults. The challenges presented in this section are "(1) a severe stutter and serious sexual abuse in early childhood, (2) the emotional crisis surrounding an abortion in adolescence, (3) a journey from war refugee to immigrant to the United States and gradual acculturation, and (4) a family breaking apart under the stresses of immigration to the United States and the mental illness of a parent" (Garrod et al., 2000, pp. 249-250).
One might wonder how the adolescents described in the preceding paragraph might manage to live through such tragedy, yet still develop into "normal," healthy adults. According to the authors, "self-understanding is one of the more important aspects of emerging adolescent abilities for overcoming serious challenges" (Garrod et al., 2000, p. 250). It is only with this self-understanding that one might be able to live through such atrocities, yet still continue with healthy physical, emotional, and psychological development.
Though it must be considered that the sample of individuals who wrote the case studies seen in Adolescent Portraits: Identity, Relationships, and Challenges may have higher than average academic markings, it may be understood that it is a fairly average sample. Therefore, the cases presented may be assumed to be typical of "normal" adolescent development. With this assumption, the case studies allow for further development of the theoretical perspectives which are already presented. Furthermore, the case studies leave room for personal evaluation and introspection, both of which may lead to a better understanding of current theories as well as the development of personal theories.

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Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Public Policy

2009-07-23T18:33:00.001-07:00

It's interesting when reading about how video games influence violent behavior. It's like reading up on studies about ESP, they are interesting to read about but very clearly flawed in many ways. Putting aside the fact that many of the studies presented in this book lack the basic requirements of an acceptable study (Double-Blind Experiments with no room for observer bias) In the end this book presents generic ideas that can be changed slightly to apply to anything. Video games desensitize children to violence and promote aggressive behavior. Competitive sports desensitize children to having fun and increase likelihood of back-stabbing and double-crossing to get ahead and win.

Nonetheless this topic brings to mind the subject of angry, ignorant parents who will no doubt eat this up like another garbage-filled episode of Dr. Phil. To those parents I say this. Don't want your kids to play violent video games? Fine, don't buy it for them. There are ESRB ratings for a reason. Don't know what ESRB ratings are? Big surprise, hence making you an ignorant, angry parent. Let's forget the fact that all video game systems have parental controls on them and that each video game sold has a rating on it that states if there is any mature material on there, let's just focus on vague correlations that say that kids who play video games are more prone to aggressive behavior. Hey while we're lying to ourselves we might as well believe that we're actually in IRaq to spread democracy. Let the good times roll.

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Latina Girls: Voices of Adolescent Strength in the U.S.

2009-07-22T18:11:00.001-07:00

This work includes a broad range of research on the current realities of Latina teens in the U.S. I found several of the articles to be very insightful and enlightening. "Latina Adolescent Girls" should help policymakers and service providers design programs to support Latina teens, and by extension, Latinos in America. This kind of positive scholarship is essential as more and more of America becomes defined by a bi-cultural reality, in schools, workplaces and other settings. This book should contribute to better understanding and policymaking that affects America's new majority minority.

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Bleeding to Ease the Pain: Cutting, Self-Injury, and the Adolescent Search for Self (Abnormal Psychology)

2009-07-21T17:44:00.001-07:00

A brilliantly readable book that is neither pop-psychology nor esoteric medical literature, but rather the clear-eyed insights of an experienced practitioner with sound and articulate advice to providers, teachers and parents. Shoudl be required reading for anyone dealing with adolescents who are cutting or engaging in non-suicidal self-harm.

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Handbook of Interventions that Work with Children and Adolescents: Prevention and Treatment

2009-07-20T18:41:00.001-07:00

Handbook of Interventions that Work with Children and Adolescents,considers evidence-based practice to assess the developmental issues, aetiology, epidemiology, assessment, treatment, and prevention of child and adolescent psychopathology. Paula Barrett and Thomas Ollendick have selected world-leading contributors to provide overviews of empirically validated intervention and prevention initiatives.

Arranged in three parts, Part I lays theoretical foundations of "treatments that work" with children and adolescents. Part II presents the evidence base for the treatment of a host of behaviour problems, whilst Part III contains exciting prevention programs that attempt to intervene with several child and adolescent problems before they become disorders.

All in all, Handbook of Interventions that Work with Children and Adolescents presents encouraging evidence that we can intervene successfully at the psychosocial level with children and adolescents who already have major psychiatric disorders and, as importantly, that we can even prevent some of these disorders from o ccurring in the first place.

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California School of Professional Psychology Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology

2009-07-19T19:10:00.001-07:00

The Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology is a comprehensive handbook for mental health professionals working with juveniles in the criminal justice system and in family and dependency courts. Written by a panel of experts in the field, the book focuses on the proactive prevention, accurate evaluation, and progressive treatment for delinquent juveniles and for juveniles caught in the web of a contentious divorce or in the foster care system.

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Personality Disorders in Children and Adolescents

2009-07-18T17:16:00.001-07:00

This book really shows how to recognize and work with children with personality disorders It truly amazed me...I could relate to what the book is about because one of my children has a personality disorder.
Overall, it's one of the best books on that subject.
Bravo, bravo.

Shloime Levkowitz

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Adolescents, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse: Reaching Teens through Brief Interventions

2009-07-17T18:22:00.001-07:00

In difference to the other review I read on this site this book is quite informative. I would be concerned with any text that would attempt to simply spell out how to conduct a broad category of treatments, such as "brief intervention." Instead, this edited book includes work from some of the foremost authorities in the field and even has a few chapters that detail some specific intervention plans that were a burgeoning of therapy modes. Most importantly, the authors dare to present novel yet controversial approaches to framing adolescent substance use and treatment. If "how to" is what you are looking for, you should properly contact the authors of the various chapters as they are mostly associated with training programs and seminars.

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Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders: A Comprehensive Textbook (Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Psychology, Vol 4)

2009-07-16T19:07:00.001-07:00

Perhaps the most crucial social issue of our time is addressed in as comprehensive and skillful a manner as I have seen. Of particular value is chapter 21, "Impulse Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified," wherein Steven Thurber and associate, clarify and successfully delineate a long-time problem within the monumentally crucial arena of Disorders of the Young. This specific chapter, in tandem with the overall approach of the book, affords the reader the valuable distinction between generally accepted mythical and unsubstantiated beliefs (i.e., beliefs that are almost "Hollywood-like" portrayals and "theories" of human behavior), and scientifically demonstrated and supported realities of the human condition.

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Handbook of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents: Bridging Science and Practice (Issues in Clinical Child Psychology)

2009-07-15T18:27:00.001-07:00

Growing numbers of young people—some 10% to 20% of school-age populations—have mental health problems requiring intervention, and current policy initiatives identify evidence-based therapies as the most effective and relevant forms of treatment. By reviewing evidence-based treatments (EBTs) across a wide spectrum of conditions, the Handbook of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents: Bridging Science and Practice closes the gaps between children's needs and services as well as those between research, training, and practice, Several EBT options, both proved and promising, are offered for each covered disorder and are bolstered by case examples, tables, and reference lists. Features include chapters on implementation issues such as diversity, family treatment, assessment strategies, and community settings, and step-by-step guidance for the researcher looking to gather empirical support for therapies. With comprehensive coverage provided by numerous leading experts in the field, this volume covers the broadest range of disorders over the widest pediatric-adolescent age range, including: Behavioral disorders, ADHD, aggression, bullying. Phobias, panic disorders, school refusal, and anxiety. Autism and pervasive developmental disorders. Depression, mood disorders, and suicidal behavior. Alcohol and drug abuse. Eating disorders and obesity. PTSD. With its emphasis on flexibility and attention to emerging issues, the Handbook of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents is essential reading for anyone who works to address the mental health needs of children, including clinical child, school, and counseling psychologists; clinical social workers; and child psychiatrists as well as advanced-graduate level students in these and other related fields.

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The Adolescent Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner (PracticePlanners®)

2009-07-14T19:09:00.001-07:00

I bought hoping that this could help me with my notes but instead got softeware that I could not use, it requires 2007 Micrsoft office 2007.A $300 software system. However, that is not advertised. It was no instructions that came with the cd to even assist you in learning how to use the software in the first place. Save your money and time.

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Case Studies in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

2009-07-13T19:17:00.001-07:00

Although there are many case study books that focus on adults diagnosed with various psychological disorders, this is the first casebook/workbook devoted exclusively to major child and adolescent disorders and their common treatments. It organizes disorders according to the DSM-IV, and allows readers to "diagnose" and consider treatment options before seeing how a case was actually diagnosed and treated. It provides detailed descriptions of a range of clinical problems affecting children and adolescents -- recognizing that symptoms and associated features of a disorder may be quite different, at times even seemingly opposite, of symptoms presented by adults -- and illustrates some of the ways these problems can be examined and treated. Section I presents case scenarios along with space for readers to write their ideas about diagnosis and treatment. Section II includes the diagnosis made by the therapist in the case, the rationale behind the diagnosis, and treatment considerations. Presents cases that focus on "classic" symptoms and problematic issues. Stresses the social context in which symptoms occur -- even when these social factors are not directly related to diagnosis. For psychiatric social workers, nurses, and counselors.

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Infants, Children, and Adolescents (6th Edition) (MyDevelopmentLab Series)

2009-07-12T18:37:00.001-07:00

The book is well written and very interesting. I don't mind reading it unlike other textbooks. Was a little nervous about it not getting it in the mail before my class started, but it did get shipped and delivered right on time.

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Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents

2009-07-11T19:01:00.001-07:00

Most professional forensic literature addresses the assessment of adults yet neglects the necessary differences that arise when working with minors. Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children presents the reader with essential knowledge and practical suggestions regarding the forensic assessment of minors involved in a variety of legal applications. Methods of evaluation are described by leading experts regarding topics frequently encountered and of great importance to the courts including:
-Physical and sexual child abuse
-Domestic violence
-Child custody in divorce proceedings
-Risk assesment for violence
-Potential for rehabilitation in juvenile court cases
-Special education
-Childhood development and trauma as mitigating circumstances in death penalty cases
In addition to reviewing a broad spectrum of topics, methods of evaluation, and the application of specific tests, chapters also address forensic assessment matters such as ethical issues, professional liability, and cultural considerations. This comprehensive resource will be indispensable to mental health practitioners and legal professionals, and of great interest to researchers and students.

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Handbook of Adolescent Psychology, Individual Bases of Adolescent Development (Volume 1)

2009-07-10T19:31:00.001-07:00

The study of and interest in adolescence in the field of psychology and related fields continues to grow, necessitating an expanded revision of this seminal work. This multidisciplinary handbook, edited by the premier scholars in the field, Richard Lerner and Laurence Steinberg, and with contributions from the leading researchers, reflects the latest empirical work and growth in the field.

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Adolescence

2009-07-09T18:40:00.001-07:00

My prof. is using this book for our Ed. Psych class which is a 400 level it is probably her fault to have picked this under qualified book, it is no more indpeth than a psych 101 curriculum. I would give it 1 star if i knew it were written for this class. Overal I gave it 3 b/c there is nothing stellar about it but it gets the basics.

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School-Based Prevention Programs for Children and Adolescents (Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry)

2009-07-08T18:19:00.001-07:00

"Despite, or perhaps because of, its brevity (98 pages plus references) this is a very useful compendium of programmes proven to be effective. I commend it to all those who wish to move away from the individual case referral." --Ewen Rennie in BPS Division of Educational & Clinical

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WHY Do They Act That Way?: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen

2009-07-07T17:42:00.001-07:00

I saw the author speak on this subject and what he said was so insightful and helpful. I ordered the book immediately. What he said made so much sense. MR

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Child and Adolescent Development: An Advanced Course

2009-07-06T18:02:00.001-07:00

The editors of this book present a most holistic view to understanding child and adolescent development - a view that would be impossible to achieve if viewed from one science/perspective alone. They present a scientific study of development in the biological, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, moral, personality, emotional, and aesthetic domains as well as exploring an extensive range of contempory research topics including the significance of diversity in development etc. The editors also present up to date neuroscience information which all together combines to make what I experienced as a fascinating and most valuable gaining of knowledge and understanding.

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Fundamentals of Development: The Psychology of Childhood

2009-07-05T19:16:00.001-07:00

Fundamentals of Development: The Psychology of Childhood outlines the main areas of developmental psychology, following a thematic approach and offering a broad overview of contemporary interest in the subject. Straightforward language and ample illustrations introduce the reader to the key areas in child development. The material is carefully organized to be as student-friendly as possible. Each chapter addresses a topic, such as perception, verbal communication, and theory of mind. Therefore, chapters are self-contained and comprehensive in their coverage of each aspect of development.

This replacement for the highly successful Psychology of Childhood has been thoroughly revised with additional material based on articles appearing in the best academic journals, and covers the major studies which have stood the test of time. The book makes an excellent companion for courses introducing developmental psychology, and serves as an accessible yet comprehensive introduction for students and professionals who may have no background knowledge of the subject.

This textbook is accompanied by a CD-ROM of instructor resources which is free of charge to university departments that adopt this book as their text. It includes chapter-by-chapter lecture slides, an interactive chapter-by-chapter multiple-choice question test bank, and multiple-choice questions in paper and pen format.

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Adolescent Psychology (Annual Editions) (5th Edition)

2009-07-04T18:32:00.001-07:00

This fifth edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor's resource guide with testing materials. USING ANNUAL EDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM is offered as a practical guide for instructors. ANNUAL EDITIONS titles are supported by our student website, www.dushkin.com/online.

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Handbook of Adolescent Psychology, Two-Volume Set

2009-07-03T17:36:00.001-07:00

Excellent resourse book for people working with adolescents. Comprehensive coverage of adolescent development, the influence of context on adolescence and major challenges young people face. Well written and researched, highly recommended.

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Handbook of Adolescent Psychology, Contextual Influences on Adolescent Development (Volume 2)

2009-07-02T17:15:00.001-07:00

Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology (7th Edition) (MySearchLab Series)

2009-07-01T17:41:00.001-07:00

Behavior Disorders of Childhood is an absolute must read for students in the field of child clinical psychology, school psychology, and child psychiatry. The content in this book will provide a foundation on which future learnings can be placed. It is very well written and full of details about the field of developmental psychopathology, causal factors, and particular childhood disorders. With so many claims in the pop literature, this book is a wonderful resource to help others understand what is true and what is not so true. I also recommend this book to parents who have an intense need to know the research in the field. Steve Curtis, Ph.D., author, Understanding Your Child's Puzzling Behavior: A Guide for Parents of Children with Behavioral, Social, and Learning Challenges

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Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology

2009-07-01T00:30:00.001-07:00

Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology approaches child and adolescent behavior from a developmental perspective to allow students to incorporate multiple theories into an integrated understanding of child behavior. For students to understand child and adolescent psychopathology, they must explore the complex interplay of developmental, biological, familiar, cultural, and historical factors that shape behavior. Child Psychopathology integrates these varied contexts in a user-friendly format that allows students to fully understand child maladaptive behavior. This text employs state-of-the-art material combining case studies, diagnostic issues, research, and Internet Web sites to illustrate that child and adolescent "abnormal" behavior does not occur in a vacuum, and that inside of each of these disorders are real children with real strengths and weaknesses.

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Adolescent Psychology, 6th Edition (Annual Editions)

2009-06-30T03:04:00.001-07:00

This Sixth Edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor's resource guide with testing materials. USING ANNUAL EDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM, ISBN 0073301906 is offered as a practical guide for instructors. ANNUAL EDITIONS titles are supported by our student website, www.mhcls.com/online.

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