Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry
Pulls together a range of issues about the psychiatric needs of offending and at risk adolescents. A key theme throughout the book is the constant flux between young people's problems and their state... (more)
Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties:
Intended to be a succinct and accessible synthesis of current knowledge in the area of specific learning difficulties, this book should be of interest to professionals who encounter children with... (more)
The Mental Health of Young People Looked After by Local Authorities
This report presents data from the first national survey of the mental health of young people looked after by local authorities in England. The survey was carried out by the National Statistics on... (more)
When Will I Stop Hurting?:
A self-help guide for adolescents coping with bereavement, this volume provides an overview of the grieving process. It also offers insights from bereavement experts and first-hand accounts from... (more)
Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents
The author's clinical and scientific experience converge to produce a useful experience on exemplary treatments for children and adolescents. (more)
Making the System Work for Your Child with ADHD:
Packed with planning tips, resources, moral support, and problem-solving strategies that get results, this is a book that savvy parents should turn to again and again. (more)
Movement and Learning in the Early Years:
Movement is the key in young children's development and it can affect how they learn and how they feel. This book shows you how to observe a child as they move to allow for early identification of... (more)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Recognition, Reality and Resolution
ADHD is a common, complex and yet often misunderstood condition, affecting children, adolescents and adults. It causes a wide range of difficulties. In this text, the author gives an overview of the... (more)
Do No Harm?: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome is regarded by some as a serious mental illness. It is said to prompt parents and care workers to inflict pain on their children. This book looks at the origins of MBPS,... (more)
Raising a Moody Child: How to Cope with Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Every day can be an ordeal for families struggling with the difficult, moody, 'impossible' behaviour that may point to childhood depression or bipolar disorder. This title describes how treatment... (more)
Promoting Children's Health: Integrating School, Family, and Community
Written by leading scientist-practitioners, this text presents a framework for systematically addressing the health needs of children by integrating health, mental health and educational systems of... (more)
My Son Is an Alien:
This work takes a look at cultural influences on teenagers and adolescents. Based on interviews with teens, pre-teens, and parents, it sketches out a facet of the adolescent's cultural portrait, from... (more)
Managing Children's Disruptive Behaviour
This title provides practitioners with a conceptual basis for understanding children's disruptive behaviour and its relationship to parenting behaviour. There is also a framework and materials that... (more)
Constructing a Language: A Usage-based Theory of Language Acquisition
Tomasello argues that the essence of language is its symbolic dimension, which rests on the uniquely human ability to comprehend intention. Grammar emerges as the speakers of the language create... (more)
Children of Immigration:
In the midst of the largest wave of immigration in history, America is once again contemplating a future in which new arrivals will play a crucial role (more)
Creative Therapy for Children in New Families:
The aim of this book is to encourage creativity in therapy with children who have changed families, for example through fostering or adoption. It contains a broad range of activities designed to help... (more)
Communicating Without Speech:
Designed for .clinicians, therapists and other professionals who treat and support non-speaking children. (more)