A guide to treating mental health issues in children and adolescents

Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals is a resource tailored to the particular needs of current and future counselors, behavioral healthcare clinicians, and other helping professionals working with this vulnerable population. With in-depth content broken into two sections, this book first provides a foundation in the diagnostic process by covering the underlying principles of diagnosis and treatment planning, and then applies this framework to the DSM-5 categories related to children and adolescents. With research continually reshaping our understanding of mental health, it is critical mental health professionals make decisions based on evidence-based pathways that include the specialized research around children and adolescents. The leading experts who contributed to this book share contemporary perspectives on developmental considerations, assessment information, presenting symptoms, comorbidity, levels of severity, prevalence data, and other relevant factors.

  • Structured content of chapters provides a crosswalk between the DSM-5 and this book
  • Updated content based upon the changes, additions, and revisions to the DSM-5 that affect diagnosis, assessment, and treatment
  • Pedagogical features, such as learning objectives, case studies, guided practice exercises, and additional resources, to support effective learning

Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Clinical and School Settings is a critical resource for mental health practitioners and graduate students working toward a career in a mental health profession.



Autorentext

BRANDÉ FLAMEZ, PHD, NCC, LPC is a licensed professional counselor and clinical professor in the Counseling and Special Populations department at Lamar University. She is also the CEO and Founder of the nonprofit Serving and Learning Together (SALT) world Inc., which provides volunteer services to developing countries.

CARL J. SHEPERIS, PHD, NCC, ACS, LMHC, LPC serves as Chair of the Department of Counseling and Special Populations at Lamar University. He is a Past-President of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, Associate Editor for Quantitative Research for the Journal of Counseling and Development, and a Director for the National Board for Certified Counselors.



Inhalt

Preface xi

Acknowledgements xiii

About the Editors xv

List of Contributors xvii

PART I STAGES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS 1

CHAPTER 1 CONCEPTUALIZING DSM-5 DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 3
Brandé Flamez, Jason H. King, and Joshua D. Francis

Introduction 3

Defining a Mental Disorder 4

The Clinical Significance Criterion in Diagnosis 7

The Developmental Process 8

Age-Related Factors 11

Neurodevelopment and Neurodevelopmental Disorders 14

Changes in Diagnostic Categories from the DSM-IV-TR to the DSM-5 20

Summary 25

References 26

CHAPTER 2 EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSING DSM-5 DISORDERS 28
Joshua D. Francis and Laura R. Haddock

Introduction 28

Diagnostic Challenges and Special Consideration When Working with Children and Adolescents 28

Classification Models 33

Identifying Sources of Information 35

Assessment Strategies 38

Establishing Diagnostic Validity 44

Assessment Instrument Validity and Reliability 46

Conducting a Differential Diagnosis 47

Clinical Case Formulation 48

Comprehensive Case Study 49

Summary 51

References 52

CHAPTER 3 DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING CLIENT TREATMENT PLANS 55
Laura R. Haddock, Michelle Perepiczka, and Ruth Ouzts Moore

Introduction 55

Assessment Measures for Children (6-17) in the DSM-5 55

Case Conceptualization 63

Diagnosing 64

Components of a Comprehensive Treatment Plan 68

Challenges in the Treatment Planning Process 71

Strategies to Maximize Treatment Plan Effectiveness 75

Treatment Plan Development 76

Summary 78

References 79

CHAPTER 4 ADDRESSING CLIENT DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS 81
Jacob J. Levy and Shawn L. Spurgeon

Introduction 81

Culture and Multiculturalism 81

Culture and Diagnostic Decision Making 83

Cultural Concepts of Distress 86

Culture and the DSM 87

The Process of Multicultural Assessment 88

Case Example: Alon 92

Summary 96

References 97

PART II DIAGNOSTIC CATEGORIES OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS 101

CHAPTER 5 AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER 103
Joshua John Diehl, Christina G. McDonnell, and Kristin Valentino

Introduction 103

Description of the Disorder 103

Differential Diagnosis 110

Assessment Strategies 112

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 115

Evaluation Strategies 117

Diagnostic Challenges 118

Summary 120

References 122

CHAPTER 6 ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER 128
Jason D. Kushner

Introduction 128

Description of the Disorder 131

DSM-5 Criteria 132

Differential Diagnosis 134

Assessment Strategies 135

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 137

Evaluation Strategies 141

Diagnostic Challenges 143

Summary 145

References 146

CHAPTER 7 SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS 148
Tara Chandrasekhar, Lindsey M. Hazzard, and Linmarie Sikich

Introduction 148

Description of Disorder 149

DSM-5 Criteria 156

Differential Diagnosis 161

Assessment Strategies 165

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 167

Psychosocial Interventions 169

Evaluation Strategies 173

Diagnostic Challenges 173

Summary 174

References 175

CHAPTER 8 BIPOLAR AND RELATED DISORDERS 177
Gregory T. Hatchett and Nicole R. Motley

Introduction 177

Description of the Disorders 179

DSM-5 Criteria 180

Differential Diagnosis 184

Assessment Strategies 191

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 193

Evaluation Strategies 195

Diagnostic Challenges 196

Summary 197

References 199

CHAPTER 9 DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS 203
Carlos P. Zalaquett and SeriaShia Chatters-Smith

Introduction 203

How to Distinguish between Childhood Moodiness and Depression 206

Description of Depressive Disorders 206

Differential Diagnosis 216

Assessment Strategies 216

Treatment and Intervention Strategies 223

Evaluation Strategies 226

Diagnostic Challenges 227

Summary 228

References 229

CHAPTER 10 ANXIETY DISORDERS 235
Dee C. Ray, Hayley L. Stulmaker, and Sue C. Bratton

Introduction 235

Description of Anxiety Disorders 236

DSM-5 Criteria 237

Differential Diagnosis 246

Assessment Strategies 247

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 250

Evaluation Strategies 253

Diagnostic Challenges 254

Summary 255

References 256

CHAPTER 11 OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS 259
Nicole R. Hill, Torey Portrie-Bethke, Brooks Bastian Hanks, and Holly H. Wagner

Introduction 259

Description of the Disorder 260

DSM-5 Criteria 264

Differential Diagnosis 268

Assessment Strategies 270

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 276

Evaluation Strategies 280

Diagnostic C…

Titel
Diagnosing and Treating Children and Adolescents
Untertitel
A Guide for Mental Health Professionals
EAN
9781118917930
ISBN
978-1-118-91793-0
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
11.09.2015
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
1.26 MB
Anzahl Seiten
544
Jahr
2015
Untertitel
Englisch