Medical - Psychiatry - Child & Adolescent

The Child Medication Fact Book is a comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in child and adolescent psychiatry. Composed of single-page, reader-friendly fact sheets and quick-scan medication tables, this book offers guidance,...

Packed with practical tools, this manual presents DBT STEPS-E, a comprehensive social-emotional learning (SEL) program grounded in the proven skills of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Two complete curricula are designed to integrate seamlessly into multi-tiered systems of support in grades K-2 and 3-5 classrooms....

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills have been demonstrated to be effective in helping adolescents manage difficult emotional situations, cope with stress, and make better decisions. From leading experts in DBT and school-based interventions, this unique manual offers the first nonclinical application of DBT skills....

Author: Robert J. Hilt,Abraham M. NussbaumPublisher: American Psychiatric Association PublishingPublished: 10/03/2024Pages: 396Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 7.80h x 4.30w x 0.70dISBN: 9781615375462This title is not returnable

The Early Start Denver Model Curriculum Checklist for Infants and Young Autistic Children, Second Edition, is used to comprehensively assess children's skills across multiple developmental domains and to establish individualized teaching objectives and plans. The second edition includes new items appropriate for infants as...

Used worldwide, this trusted resource is now in a thoroughly revised second edition, reflecting key advances in early intervention research and practice. The Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) is the first comprehensive, naturalistic, developmental-behavioral, empirically tested intervention specifically designed for infants displaying early signs...

With insight and humor, this motivating guide shows how to bring executive functions (EF) to the forefront in K-8 classrooms--without adopting a new curriculum or scripted program. Ideal for professional development, the book includes flexible, practical, research-based ideas for implementation in a variety of...

More than 100,000 school practitioners and teachers (K-12) have benefited from the step-by-step guidelines and practical tools in this influential go-to resource, now revised and expanded with six new chapters. The third edition presents effective ways to assess students' strengths and weaknesses, create supportive...

When her 14-year-old daughter was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, Dr. Amanda Banks, a physician and biotechnology executive, was thrust into a world few parents are prepared for - and one that is becoming terrifyingly common. Hijacked begins as one family's story of treatment and...

Board certification and recertification exams are critical career moments. That is why you should rely on the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Update & Board Preparation, Fourth Edition. It puts our 80+ years of clinical experience at your fingertips to help you prepare for your...

The significantly revised second edition of this unique practitioner guide features 65% new material and a new organizing structure. The authors show how to use motivational interviewing (MI) to have productive conversations about behavior change with adolescents and young adults in any clinical context....

Henry's back! And he's struggling in school. His parents tell him he has FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder), and explain what that means. Henry shares his perspective growing up with FASD. Henry helps caregivers begin the conversation about FASD with their young child. This...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological disorder that affects millions of people of all ages worldwide and has effects that ripple through society. Navigating Life with ADHD is a guidebook to help adults with ADHD, parents of children with ADHD, and their caregivers and...

Fully updated with key advances in theory, methods, and research, the second edition of this landmark work features an expanded conceptual framework and a more global perspective on threats to human development, including climate change, war, poverty, racial injustice, and pandemics. Pioneering resilience expert...

Are you a parent looking for effective ways to help your child navigate emotional challenges, regulate their behavior, and build resilience? This comprehensive guide brings together the power of play therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and behavior modification techniques to provide...

"Be nice to your sister!" "Stop picking on your brother!" "That's a time-out for both of you." When nothing works to stop the incessant battles, where can exhausted parents turn? Sibling expert and family therapist Jonathan Caspi knows that understanding why kids fight is...

"Be nice to your sister!" "Stop picking on your brother!" "That's a time-out for both of you." When nothing works to stop the incessant battles, where can exhausted parents turn? Sibling expert and family therapist Jonathan Caspi knows that understanding why kids fight is...

With "groundbreaking research on the psychology of resilience" (Adam Grant), a top expert on human trauma argues that we vastly overestimate how common PTSD is in and fail to recognize how resilient people really are. After 9/11, mental health professionals flocked to New York...

A guide to decoding your teenager's communications for better understanding and support.Today's teenagers are navigating unprecedented academic pressure, emotional intensity, and constant digital noise, often leaving parents unsure how to interpret what their teens are really communicating. In Translating Your Teen, educator and counselor...

The groundbreaking work on trauma that remains a "classic for our generation" (Bessel van der Kolk, MD, author of The Body Keeps the Score) Trauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist...