Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety presents a collection of readings from leading experts that reveal the most effective evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
* Features expertise of the foremost scientist-practitioners in the field of child and adolescent anxiety
* Includes state-of-the art information on psychological interventions from each author
* Written in a clear and easy-to-follow manner for a wide audience
Cuprins
About the Editors ix
List of Contributors xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Section I
1 Classification of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents 1
Cecilia A. Essau, Beatriz Olaya, and Thomas H. Ollendick
2 Epidemiology, Comorbidity and Mental Health Services Utilization 23
Cecilia A. Essau and Jheanell Gabbidon
3 Course and Outcome of Child and Adolescent Anxiety 43
Laura D. Seligman and Jessica L. Gahr
Section II
4 Genetic and Environmental Influences on Child and Adolescent Anxiety 69
Helena M.S. Zavos, Thalia C. Eley, and Alice M. Gregory
5 Neurobiology of Paediatric Anxiety 89
Jasper B. Zantvoord, Ramon J.L. Lindauer, Mirte J. Bakker, and Frits Boer
6 Interpersonal and Social Factors in the Treatment of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders 117
Thomas H. Ollendick and Shin-ichi Ishikawa
7 Information Processing Biases 141
Peter Muris and Andy Field
8 Cultural Factors and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Implications for Treatment 157
Cecilia A. Essau, Xenia Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, Constantina Demetriou, and Katere Pourseied
Section III
9 Evidence-Based Assessment and Case Formulation for Childhood Anxiety Disorders 177
Bryce D. Mc Leod, Amanda Jensen-Doss, Emily Wheat, and Emily M. Becker
10 Empirically Supported Psychosocial Treatments 207
Katharina Manassis
11 Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents 229
Boris Birmaher and Dara Sakolsky
12 Cool Teens: A Computerized Intervention for Anxious Adolescents 249
Viviana M. Wuthrich, Michael J. Cunningham, and Ronald M. Rapee
13 Bibliotherapy for Anxious and Phobic Youth 275
Mary Coffman, Frank Andrasik, and Thomas H. Ollendick
Section IV
14 Separation Anxiety Disorder 301
Silvia Schneider and Kristen L. Lavallee
15 Social Anxiety Disorder 335
Deborah C. Beidel, Candice A. Alfano, and Brian E. Bunnell
16 Specific Phobias 353
Maria J. W. Cowart and Thomas H. Ollendick
17 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 369
Kendra L. Read, Chiaying Wei, Courtney L. Benjamin, Matthew P. Mychailyszyn, and Philip C. Kendall
18 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 393
Phoebe S. Moore, Martin E. Franklin, Jennifer Freeman, and John March
19 Panic Disorder 423
Alexander H. Queen and Jill Ehrenreich-May
20 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 451
William Yule, Patrick Smith, Sean Perrin, and David M. Clark
21 School Refusal 471
David A. Heyne and Floor M. Sauter
Section V
22 Anxiety Prevention in School Children and Adolescents: The FRIENDS Program 519
Cristina Akiko Iizuka, Paula Barrett, and Kate Morris
23 Prevention of Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Autism and Asperger Syndrome 545
Tony Attwood and Kate Sofronoff
24 CBT Intervention for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Williams Syndrome 559
Cecilia A. Essau and Elena Longhi
Index 575
Despre autor
Cecilia A. Essau is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology and Director of the Centre for Applied Research and Assessment in Child and Adolescent Wellbeing (CARACAW) at Roehampton University. She has published more than 150 articles in either peer-reviewed journals or book chapters in edited volumes, and 12 books.
Thomas H. Ollendick is University Distinguished Professor in Clinical Psychology and Director of the Child Study Center at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. He is the author or co-author of over 300 research publications, 75 book chapters, and 25 books.