The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology: A Contextual Approach

by Alan Carr

This second edition of the hugely successful Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology incorporates important advances in the field to provide a reliable and accessible source of practical advice. Beginning with a set of general conceptual frameworks for practice, the book gives specific guidance on the management of problems commonly encountered in clinical work with children and adolescents, drawing on best practice in the fields of clinical psychology and family therapy. In six sections, thorough and comprehensive coverage of the following areas is provided: Each chapter dealing with specific clinical problems includes detailed discussion of diagnosis, classification, epidemiology and clinical features, as well as illustrative case examples. This book will be invaluable both as a reference work for experienced practitioners, and an up-to–date, evidence-based practice manual for clinical psychologists in training. The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology is one of a set of three handbooks published by Routledge, which includes The Handbook of Adult Clinical Psychology (Edited by Alan Carr & Muireann McNulty) and The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice (Edited by Alan Carr, Gary O’Reilly, Patricia Noonan Walsh and John McEvoy).

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Reference, Textbooks

1224 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 1999

About the author

Professor Alan Carr, BA, MA, PhD, Reg Psychol FPsI, C Psychol FBPsS, Reg FTAI, ECP, has a personal chair in clinical psychology at University College Dublin, where he is Head of the School of Psychology (2012-2015) and director of the doctoral programme in clinical psychology. He also has a clinical practice at the Clanwilliam Institute, Dublin.

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Reviews

[Brigo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first book where I have seen my name in it. Weirdly it was in a family tree showing the heritability of depression.

[Iselin]

Not a bad book at all. But it’s so long and there’s so much repetative information. Interesting though!

[Sylvester · Rating 5 out of 5]

A comprehensive handbook on the common disorders present in children and adolescents. It is formatted chronologically provided clear information on the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and aetiology for each condition.

[Anders Brabaek · Rating 2 out of 5]

Much but poorly structured, and repetitive information.