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.
Klappentext
A Practitioner's Guide to The Effective Treatment of Mental Health Issues in Children and Adolescents
Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals is an essential resource for conceptualizing DSM-5 disorders, applying effective strategies, and developing comprehensive treatment plans for young, vulnerable clients.
This practical guide provides a foundation for understanding the diagnostic process by reviewing the underlying principles of diagnosis and treatment planning, and then applies this framework to the DSM-5 categories related to children and adolescents.
With contributions from leading experts in the field, Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents offer contemporary perspectives on developmental considerations, assessment information, presenting symptoms, comorbidity, levels of severity, prevalence data, and other relevant factors. The text offers
- An overview of the stages of the comprehensive diagnostic process
- The most current information on the changes, additions, and revisions to the DSM-5 that affect diagnosis, assessment, and treatment
- Effective assessment strategies for DSM-5 disorders
- A wealth of helpful learning enhancements including learning objectives, case studies, and guided practice exercises
Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals offers a guide for mental health practitioners and students working toward a career in a mental health profession.
Zusammenfassung
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.
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…