Child and Adolescent Therapy: Cognitive-Behavioral Procedures, (3d ed).1593851138 Child and adolescent ad·o·les·cent adj. Of, relating to, or undergoing adolescence. n. A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity; a teenager. therapy; cognitive-behavioral procedures, 3d ed. Ed. by Philip C. Kendall. Guilford Pr. 2006 528 pages $60.00 Hardcover RJ505 This resource for mental health professionals presents cognitive- behavioral approaches for treating frequently encountered child and adolescent disorders. Written by leading psychologists, the 14 chapters describe various assessment and treatment procedures and evaluate the empirical evidence that underlies them. The third edition contains six new chapters on such topics as obsessive- compulsive com·pul·sive adj. Caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession. n. A person with behavior patterns governed by a compulsion. compulsive the state of being subject to compulsion. disorder, eating disorders eating disorders, in psychology, disorders in eating patterns that comprise four categories: anorexia nervosa, bulimia, rumination disorder, and pica. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-starvation to avoid obesity. , and sexual abuse. Editor Kendall is Director of the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Anxiety disorders A group of distinct psychiatric disorders characterized by marked emotional distress and social impairment, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Clinic at Temple U. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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