Psychotherapy with Adolescents and Their Families: Essential Treatment Strategies

This outstanding work is a comprehensive manual designed to help therapists develop behavioural treatment plans for virtually every adolescent client. The book covers all of the major diagnostic categories of DSM-IV, effectively translating the traditional psychiatric approach to mental disorders into behavioral terms readily understood by care case managers. full descriptions and symptom summaries of common adolescent mental disorders; a complete outline of long-term treatment objectives; measurable short-term behavioral goals and suggested interventions. The entire package will help you deal more quickly and easily with the requirements of managed care and optimize treatment authorizations. This book should belong on the desk of every practitioner who deals with adolescents.