Treating Adolescents (eBook)

HANS STEINER, MD, is Professor Emeritus (Active) of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has authored hundreds of scholarly articles, in addition to editing two successful treatment guides: Treating Preschool Children and Treating School Age Children. REBECCA HALL, BA, is a freelance writer and editor specializing in medical writing. She has coauthored five peer-reviewed journal articles and three psychiatric textbook chapters.

Introduction ix

Contributors xxix

1 General Principles 1
Hans Steiner, Rebecca Hall, and Julia Huemer

2 Disruptive Behavior Disorders 47
Whitney Daniels, Michael B. Kelly, Kathleen Ares, Katie Kaszynski, and Niranjan Karnik

3 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 79
Michael B. Kelly

4 Learning and Executive Cognitive Functions 109
Ahmed Khan, Brianna Bendixsen, Lynne Baldwin, Diana Barrett, and Richard Abbey

5 Substance Use Disorders in Adolescence 141
Rebecca Hall and Anna Lembke

6 Anxiety Disorders, Tics, and Trichotillomania 165
Margo Thienemann, Rebecca Hall, Michael Bloch, and James Leckman

7 Depression 197
Julia Huemer, Rebecca Hall, Shelby Drazan, and Kirti Saxena

8 Bipolar and Mood Disorders in Adolescents 223
Kiki Chang, Rebecca Hall, Steve Khachi, Meghan Howe, and Manpreet Singh

9 Psychiatric Trauma and Related Psychopathologies 251
Nicholas T. Bott and Victor G. Carrión

10 Self-Harm and Suicidal Behavior 279
Pascale Stemmle and Jennifer Hughes

11 Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders 309
Shivani Verma Chmura, David R. DeMaso, and Richard J. Shaw

12 Eating Disorders in Adolescents 339
James Lock, Kathleen Kara Fitzpatrick, and Erica P. Ragan

13 Schizophrenia, Psychosis, and Autism Spectrum Disorders 369
Khyati Brahmbhatt, Margo Thienemann, and Richard J. Shaw

14 Sleep Disorders 403
Rafael Pelayo and Rebecca Hall

Author Index 435

Subject Index 437

"This wonderful text, based both on empirical evidence and
clinical wisdom, provides the front line clinician, the serious
student, and the educated lay person with a lucid and integrated
view of a very complex field. The authors have
succeeded in providing state of the art tools to effectively treat
psychopathology in an age group that presents very special
challenges."

--Irvin D. Yalom, M.D., Professor Emeritus of
Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine

"With this second edition, Hans Steiner and colleagues have
updated their classic volume on TREATING ADOLESCENTS to include the
excitement and promise associated with 20 years of new developments
in the field of adolescent mental health. Practitioners, students
and interested lay audiences at every level will learn from, and
delight in, the wisdom they share."

--Gregory K. Fritz, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry,
Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Brown University,
School of Medicine; President, The American Academy of Child &
Adolescent Psychiatry

"This second edition of a soon to be classic provides key,
updated information for the practitioner. A must-have for
anyone interested in treating adolescents with behavioral or mood
disorders. Well organized conceptually, the authors have done
a superb job in translating the latest in research into clinically
useful chapters."

--Alan F. Schatzberg, MD; Kenneth T. Norris, Jr.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Stanford University School of Medicine; 136TH President, American
Psychiatric Association, 2009-2010