Bullying and Peer Victimization

Amie E. Grills, PhD, is a professor at Boston University's Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and researcher whose work has examined the roles of peer (e.g., bullying), familial (e.g., parental stress), and academic (e.g., achievement) variables on the development of youth internalizing difficulties. She also conducts research on risk and resiliency factors among individuals exposed to traumatic events. Melissa Holt, PhD, is an associate professor at Boston University's Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, and a licensed psychologist. Dr. Holt's research focuses on adolescents' experiences with victimization and identity-based harassment. She has evaluated the overlap among violence exposures, factors that promote resilience among youth exposed to violence, disparities in victimization and its correlates, and the efficacy of school-based prevention programs. Gerald Reid, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Boston, MA, as well as a parttime faculty member at Boston University's Wheelock College of Education. Dr. Reid has conducted research on the topic of bullying in schools. In his practice, Dr. Reid treats patients who have undergone mental health challenges related to interpersonal stressors, such as bullying. Chelsey Bowman, PhD, is a postdoctoral psychology fellow at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC. Dr. Bowman's research interests include understanding the impact of a range of victimization forms, including bullying, on the health and wellbeing of youth and college students. Clinically, Dr. Bowman provides evidence-based treatments to youth and their families for chronic and acute medical and psychiatric conditions.

Content + Structure The contents of each volume are structured as follows: Description: - Terminology - Definition - Epidemiology - Course and Prognosis - Differential Diagnosis - Comorbidities - Diagnostic Procedures and Documentation Theories and Models of the Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment Indications Treatment: - Methods of Treatment - Mechanisms of Action - Efficacy and Prognosis - Variations and Combinations of Methods - Problems in Carrying out the Treatments Case Vignette; Further Reading; References Appendix: Tools and Resources