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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778541903321

Autore

Talan Kenneth H. <1942->

Titolo

Help your child or teen get back on track [[electronic resource] ] : what parents and professionals can do for childhood emotional and behavioral problems / / Kenneth H. Talan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

ISBN

9786611781767

1-282-29748-1

1-281-78176-2

1-84642-743-6

9786612297489

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Disciplina

618.92/89

Soggetti

Behavior disorders in children - Treatment

Child psychopathology - Treatment

Emotional problems of children - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

HELP YOUR CHILD OR TEEN GET BACK ON TRACK - WHAT PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS CAN DO FOR CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; IS THIS BOOK FOR YOU?; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; WHAT'S IN THIS BOOK; WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK; A BRIEF CONSULTATION; WHAT I MEAN BY "BACK ON TRACK"; SECTION 1 PARENTS' INTERVENTIONS; CHAPTER 1 WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU THINK YOUR CHILD HAS A PROBLEM; CHAPTER 2 THE RED FLAGS: AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SYMPTOMS; CHAPTER 3 DISRUPTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT: THE WHOLE CHILD; CHAPTER 4 TEN STEPS TO HELP YOUR CHILD GET BACK ON TRACK

CHAPTER 5 COPING WITH YOUR FEELINGS WHEN YOUR CHILD SUFFERSSECTION III PROFESSIONALS' INTERVENTIONS; CHANGES IN CHILD MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IN RECENT YEARS; CHAPTER 6 EVALUATION AND TESTING: WHY, WHAT, WHO, AND WHERE?; CHAPTER 7 QUESTIONS ABOUT TREATMENT: WHO ARE THE HELPERS AND WHERE ARE THEY?; CHAPTER 8 PSYCHOTHERAPY AND ITS SIDE EFFECTS;



CHAPTER 9 MEDICATIONS AND THEIR SIDE EFFECTS; CHAPTER 10 COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES AND THEIR

Sommario/riassunto

Ken Book Award Winner 2008. Gold Medal Winner in the 2008 IPPY awards. Help Your Child or Teen get Back on Track offers specific self-help interventions and a wide-ranging, practical discussion of the types of professional help available for a child or adolescent with emotional and behavioral problems. The book covers topics that would be discussed during a consultation with a child psychiatrist. The first section offers practical guidance and ideas to help parents understand their child's problems and learn to distinguish between normal disruption and that which warrants professional treatmen