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Books For Professionals-Parents and Children

The following is a list of books we recommend to clinicians interested in cognitive-behavior therapy. SFBACCT has no reciprocal trade agreement with amazon.com. We provide this link for convenience sake.

General

Ammerman, R. T., Last, C. G., & Hersen, M. (Eds.) (1993). Handbook of prescriptive treatments for children and adolescents. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Friedberg, R. D., & McClure, J. M. (2002). Clinical practice of cognitive therapy with children and adolescents: The nuts and bolts. New York: NY. Guilford Press.

Kendall, P. C. (Ed.) (2005). Child and adolescent therapy: Cognitive-behavioral procedures (3rd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

Mash, E. J., & Barkley, R. A. (2002). Child psychopathology (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

Watson, T. S., & Gresham, F. M. (Eds.) (1998). Handbook of child behavior therapy. New York: Plenum Press.

Anxiety Disorders

Eisen, A. R., & Schaefer, C. E. (2005). Separation anxiety in children and adolescents: An individualized approach to assessment and treatment. New York: Guilford Press.

Kendall, P. C. (2000). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxious children: Therapist manual. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University

Kendall, P. C., Choudhury, M., Hudson, J., & Webb, A. (2002). The C.A.T. project manual for the cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxious adolescents. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University

March, J. S., & Mulle, K. (1998). OCD in children and adolescents: A cognitive-behavioral treatment manual. New York: Guilford Press.

Morris, T. L., & March, J. S. (2004). Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents 2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

Reinecke, M. A., Dattilio, F. M., & Freeman, A. (2003). Cognitive therapy with children and adolescents: A casebook for clinical practice (2nd ed.). New York: NY. Guilford Press.

Silverman, W. K., & Kurtines, W. M. (1996). Anxiety and phobic disorders: A pragmatic approach. New York: Plenum Press.

Assessment and Treatment

Mash, E. J., & Barkley, R. A. (Eds.)(1998). Treatment of childhood disorders (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

Mash, E. J., & Terdal, L. J. (Eds.)(1997). Assessment of childhood disorders (3rd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Barkley, R. A. (1998). Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A handbook of diagnosis and treatment. New York: Guilford Press.

Goldstein, S., Goldstein, M. (1990). Managing attention disorders in children: A guide for practitioners. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Kendall, P. C., & Braswell, L. (1993). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for impulsive children (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

Wender, P. (1987). The hyperactive child, adolescent, and adult: ADD through the lifespan. New York: Oxford University Press.

Autism, Asperger's and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Klin, A., Volkmar, F. R., & Sparrow, S. S. (Eds.) (2000). Asperger syndrome. New York: Guilford Press.

Ozonoff, S., Dawson, G., & McPartland, J. (2002). A parent's guide to Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism: How to meet the challenges and help your child thrive. New York: Guilford Press.

Rourke, B. P. (Ed.) (1995). Syndrome of nonverbal learning disabilities: Neurodevelopmental manifestations. New York: Guilford Press.

Behavior Problems/Parent Effectiveness

Greene, R. W., & Ablon, J. S. (2006). Treating explosive kids: The collaborative problem-solving approach. New York: Guilford Press.

Kazdin, A. E. (2000). Behavior modification in applied settings (6th ed.). New York: Wadsworth Publishing.

Latham, G. I. (1994). The power of positive parenting (revised ed.). North Logan, UT: P&T Ink.

Depression and mood disorders

Dudley, C. D. (1997). Treating depressed children: A therapeutic manual of cognitive behavioral interventions. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

Geller, B., & DelBello, M. P. (Eds.) (2003). Bipolar disorder in childhood and early adolescence. New York: Guilford Press.

Wilkes, T. C. R., Belsher, G., Rush, A. J., & Frank, E. (1994). Cognitive therapy for depressed adolescents. New York: Guilford Press.

Empirically Supported Treatments

Christophersen, E. R., & Mortweet, S. L. (2001). Treatments that work with children: Empirically supported strategies for managing childhood problems. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Fonagy, P., Target, M., Cottrell, D., Phillips, J., & Kurtz, Z. (2002). What works for whom? A critical review of treatments for children and adolescents. New York: Guilford Press.

Kazdin, A. E., & Weisz, J. R. (2003). Evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adolescents. New York: Guilford Press.

Social Anxiety/Shyness/Selective Mutism

Beidel, D. C., & Turner, S. M. (1998). Shy children, phobic adults: Nature and treatment of social phobia. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Heimberg, R. G., Liebowitz, M. R., Hope, D. A., & Schneier, F. R. (Eds.) (1995). Social phobia: Diagnosis, assessment and treatment. New York: Guilford Press.

School Refusal

Kearney, C. A. (2001). School refusal behavior in youth: A functional approach to assessment and treatment. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Kearney, C. A., & Albano, A. M. (2000). When children refuse school: A cognitive-behavioral therapy approach: Therapist guide. New York: Oxford University Press. (Copyright by Graywind Publications).

Trichotillomania/Hair-Pulling/Tourette's Syndrome

Golomb, R. G., & Vavrichek, S. M. (2000). The hair pulling 'habit" and you: How to solve the trichotillomania puzzle (Revised ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Writers' Cooperative of Greater Washington.