DSM-5 Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health

As a comprehensive guide for trainees and clinicians providing mental health services to children and adolescents, the DSM-5 Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health offers a rich and concise overview of the most common mental health disorders encountered in practice.

A Conceptually and Clinically Rich Resource

This invaluable resource features updated and new cases, carefully selected to illustrate the advances in diagnosis and evidence-based assessment and treatment, with a focus on DSM-5. Each case is accompanied by expert commentaries from a child and adolescent psychiatrist and child psychologist, providing a diverse range of perspectives on diagnostic formulation and treatment.

A Panel Approach for Complementary Insights

The panel approach ensures that each case is reviewed from both psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic perspectives, with attention to other essential modalities for clinical management. This unique approach allows for a diversity of perspectives, providing valuable and complementary insights into each case.

User-Friendly Structure for Enhanced Learning

The book is structured in a logical and user-friendly way, with many features that facilitate and enhance learning:

• Cases are divided into four sections, each with an introduction by the editors that summarizes and contextualizes the information presented.
• The 29 case vignettes are engaging, instructive, and diverse, covering a range of scenarios from clear diagnoses to complex presentations.
• The final part of the book addresses diagnostic and treatment decision making, with two chapters on clinical and research issues in the diagnosis and treatment of child psychopathology.

A Cross-Disciplinary Approach for Comprehensive Care

This book’s cross-disciplinary approach makes it an essential resource for clinicians and trainees from all disciplines involved in treating children and adolescents with mental health problems.

The DSM-5 Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health stands out for its engaging style, up-to-date information, and expert, evidence-based guidance in conceptualizing diagnosis and treatment. With its unparalleled approach, this book is an indispensable tool for anyone working with children and adolescents with mental health issues.

Publication Details:

Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing

Publication Date: June 21, 2016

Language: English

ISBN: 9781585624904, 9781615370603