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As many as half of children and youth presenting for mental health services have language impairments, often undiagnosed. This book offers a clear and comprehensive description of language impairment emerging in childhood and its implications for clinical practice with children and youth.

The new edition of this popular text incorporates the latest research on assessment and treatment practices for adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The presentation of symptoms may differ considerably in adulthood and without appropriate symptom management, ADHD can significantly interfere in many aspects of life. When properly identified and diagnosed, however, outcomes in adults with ADHD who receive appropriate treatment are encouraging. This volume is both a compact "how to" reference for use by professionals in their daily work and an ideal educational reference for students, informing the reader of all aspects involved in the assessment and management of ADHD in adults. This edition also explores how psychosocial adversity factors impact the development and functional impairments associated with ADHD and highlights strategies used in the multimodal treatment of ADHD in adults. Best practice approaches are offered for common problems encountered when carrying out treatments. A companion volume Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children and Adolescents is also available.

Essential public health techniques to make psychological and behavioral health practices more effective

Suitable for health care providers, this book offers practical and evidence-based guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of nicotine and tobacco dependence.

The mental health effects of disasters and terror events can be severe. This work provides professionals with guidance on diagnosis and treatment following disaster and terrorist events. It outlines a staged approach for post-disaster mental health care. It is useful for professional clinicians, as well as for students.

There are effective psychological interventions for patients with chronic pain that can serve as an independent treatment or in conjunction with medical and physiological treatments. This book provides psychologists, physicians, and health care providers with practical and evidence-based guidance on the psychological diagnosis.

Aims to provide the clinicians and students with information on problem and pathological gambling. This work describes this behavioral addiction and its co-occurring difficulties, its proliferation, the associated costs, and diagnostic criteria. It also includes a strategy to assess and treat gambling problems in an outpatient setting.

Sexual dysfunctions in men, such as erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory disorders, and low sexual desire, are typically sources of significant distress for men.

Sexual Dysfunction in Women is a concise yet detailed clinical guide to the treatment of sexual difficulties in women.

Compact, authoritative guidance to effective assessment and treatment of the most common psychological difficulties in children and adolescents - phobia and anxiety disorders.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy using the techniques of exposure and response prevention has helped countless individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) overcome debilitating symptoms and live fuller, more satisfying lives.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) can have a profound impact on the children - this book shows to recognize these effects and provide effective clinical interventions and preventive measures.

A compact, practical guide to diagnosis, assessment, and empirically supported treatments of depression by one of the world's leading experts - for students and busy practitioners alike.

Clear, up-to-date guidance for leading experts on the diagnosis and treatment of childhood obesity. In particular, family-based treatment, the method best supported by the research, is outlined and handouts for clinical use are included.

Part of "The Advances in Psychotherapy" series, this book aims to provide readers with a practical overview of the definitions, characteristics, theories and models, diagnostic and treatment indications, and relevant aspects and methods of evidence-based psychosocial treatments for chronic illness in children and adolescents.

Comrehensive, practical, concise, and up-to-date guidance on the most effective medical, psychological, and neuropsychological diagnostic methods and interventions with multiple sclerosis (MS)

Provides information on the diagnosis, identification, conceptualization, and treatment of social anxiety and social phobia. This book focuses specifically on social phobia and social anxiety. It is intended for practitioners who practice in a range of settings, from specialty clinics to general practice, as well as students.

The new edition of this acclaimed volume provides a fully updated and comprehensive account of the psychopathology, clinical assessment, and treatment of schizophrenia spectrum disorders, incorporating major developments of the last decade.

Compact and authoritative guidance on evidence-based treatment for ADHD in children and adolescents

The completely revised edition of this popular text on bipolar disorder, with new, extensive information on medication management and incorporating the latest findings of evidence-based treatment methods.

An essential resource for anyone providing services for individuals with somatoform or anxiety disorders

A 'how-to' manual on effective, evidence-based treatments for enuresis and encopresis. It offers readers with an overview of the definitions, characteristics, theories and models, diagnostic and treatment recommendations, and relevant aspects and methods of evidence-based psychosocial treatments for encopresis and enuresis, primarily in children.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a debilitating disorder that has often proved difficult to treat. Advances in conceptualization, diagnosis, and treatment now allow an empirically supported approach to its diagnosis and treatment.

Compact, authoritative guide to effective diagnosis and empirically supported treatments for autism spectrum disorder.

An accessible, compact guide to the assessment and treatment of Internet addiction - with group CBT session plan!

Conceptualization, assessment, and evidence-based behavioral treatment of migraine and headache - how to ensure optimal outcomes with two of the most common medical conditions in the world

Practical and expert guidance on how to identify and treat nonsuicidal self-injury - an often misunderstood, but increasingly frequent phenomenon

Provides therapists and students with evidence-based guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of alcohol problems. This book intends to increase clinicians' access to empirically supported interventions for alcohol use disorders, with the hope that these methods will become the standard in clinical practice.

Offers therapists and students with practical and evidence-based guidance on diagnosis and treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS), and binge eating disorder (BED).

Provides an introduction to behavioral and psychosocial treatment of the two most prevalent cardiac conditions, coronary heart disease and congestive heart failure. This work draws upon lessons learned from a range of studies, including the ENRICHD and SADHART clinical trials. It is suitable for professionals who work with cardiac patients.