Main description:

This volume discusses adolescent mental health concerns in non-Western contexts and situations, ranging from common mental disorders to building life skills. It combines previous literature and empirical work on various disorders to provide a comprehensive account of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for adolescents. The volume covers a wide spectrum of conditions, ranging from anxiety to affective disorders and other associated disorders. It gives a practical guide to the management of disorders with specific focus on case vignettes, outlining session details and specific techniques to be used throughout the intervention plan. A detailed appendix elaborating various CBT techniques is included in the volume. It presumes a basic understanding and training in mental health care and psychotherapy and is useful for professionals: psychologists, counsellors, paediatricians and other practitioners in the field of mental health. It is also useful as a text for courses in health psychology, clinical psychology, adolescent medicine and adolescent psychology.

Contents:

Part 1. Introduction.- Chapter 1. Magnitude of Mental Health Problems in Adolescence.- Chapter 2. Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Adolescents.- Chapter 3. Community Based Mental Health Interventions in Adolescents.- Part 2. Building Skills.- Chapter 4. Study Skills.- Chapter 5. Interpersonal Skills.- Chapter 6. Anger Management.- Chapter 7. Management of Sleep Problems.- Chapter 8. Stress Management.- Chapter 9. Pain Management.- Part 3. Interventions.- Chapter 10. Anxiety Management.- Chapter 11. Depression.- Chapter 12. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.- Chapter 13. Somatoform Disorders.- Chapter 14. Headache - A Transdiagnostic Approach.- Chapter 15. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Chapter 16. Treatment of Substance Abusing Adolescents.- Chapter 17. Intervention for Internet use: Current Understanding and Perspective.- Chapter 18. Obesity.- Chapter 19. Effectiveness of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Adolescents.