Handbook of Depression in Children and Adolescents

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Introduction and General Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Nature and Study of Depression in Children and Adolescents

      • William M. Reynolds, Hugh F. Johnston

      Pages 3-17

   3. Phenomenology and Epidemiology of Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents

      • Elva O. Poznanski, Hartmut B. Mokros

      Pages 19-39

   4. Adolescent Bipolar Disorder

      • Gabrielle A. Carlson

      Pages 41-60

   5. The Validity of the Diagnosis of Major Depression in Childhood and Adolescence

      • Barry Nurcombe

      Pages 61-77

3. Theories and Models of Depression

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79

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   2. Dynamic and Interpersonal Theories of Depression

      • Jules R. Bemporad

      Pages 81-95

   3. Cognitive and Behavioral Correlates of Childhood Depression

      • Nadine J. Kaslow, Ronald T. Brown, Laura L. Mee

      Pages 97-121

   4. A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on Depression in Children and Adolescents

      • Dante Cicchetti, Fred A. Rogosch, Sheree L. Toth

      Pages 123-141

   5. Neurobiological Aspects of Depression in Children and Adolescents

      • Graham J. Emslie, Warren A. Weinberg, Betsy D. Kennard, Robert A. Kowatch

      Pages 143-165

4. Approaches to Assessment and Diagnosis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167

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   2. Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Depression in Children and Adolescents

      • Donald L. Sherak, Patricia L. Speier, Dennis P. Cantwell

      Pages 169-182

   3. Evaluation of Depression in Children and Adolescents Using Diagnostic Clinical Interviews

      • Kay Hodges

      Pages 183-208

   4. Assessment of Depression in Children and Adolescents by Self-Report Questionnaires

      • William M. Reynolds

      Pages 209-234

   5. Assessment of Depression in Children and Adolescents by Parents, Teachers, and Peers

      • Harvey F. Clarizio

      Pages 235-248

   6. Informant Variability in the Assessment of Childhood Depression

      • Alan E. Kazdin

      Pages 249-271

5. Treatment Approaches

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273

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   2. Psychological Treatment Approaches for Depression in Children

      • Kevin D. Stark, Lawrence W. Rouse, Cynthia Kurowski

      Pages 275-307

   3. Psychological Approaches to the Treatment of Depression in Adolescents

      • Peter M. Lewinsohn, Gregory N. Clarke, Paul Rohde

      Pages 309-344

Anyone who has ever been close to a seriously depressed child has undoubtedly been affected by the youngster's vulnerability, misery, and pain. Indeed, it is much like caring for a child who is in physical pain. For the child in the depths of depression, no activity is fun, nothing can be enjoyed, and no one can provide enough consolation or comfort. At times, the youngster may cry or whimper. There may be fits of defiance or rage and sometimes withdrawal into a numb, sullen silence. A child in this state tries the patience of parents and siblings. Remedies of every sort are tried, including gifts, punishments, bribes, lectures, pleading, and a host of others. Such efforts occasionally provide temporary relief, but more often they seem to make matters worse. Commonly, there is an emotional wall of anger and frustration between a depressed child and other fumily members that may inevitably lead to further isolation and withdrawal. If too much time passes without their being helped, many depressed children and adolescents come to believe that suicide offers the only real relief for their pain. Currently, there is a Depression Awareness Week that includes free screening at participating health and mental health settings around the United States and is designed to identify depression in adults, suggesting that society's awareness of depression and psychiatric disorders is focused to a large extent on adults.

• Depression
• Evaluation
• assessment
• diagnosis
• epidemiology
• mood disorder
• psychiatry
• psychology

`The editors should be commeneded for inviting and coordinating the efforts of such distinguished figures in the field; nearly every major name in the field is present...every professional interesed in the mental health of children...will be eager to acquire this book.'
Contemporary Psychology

`A useful compilation of diverse perspectives and findings on a topic that has only recently begun to attract attention and study that it merits. Clinicians, researchers, and teachers are likely to find in it both familiar territory as well as opportunities for exploration of new topics.'
Child & Family Behavior Therapy

• University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

  William M. Reynolds

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Canada

  Hugh F. Johnston

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