Handbook of Depression in Children and Adolescents

'The editors should be commeneded for inviting and coordinating the efforts of such distinguished figures in the field; nearly every major name in the field is present...every professional interesed in the mental health of children...will be eager to acquire this book.' Contemporary Psychology 'A useful compilation of diverse perspectives and findings on a topic that has only recently begun to attract attention and study that it merits. Clinicians, researchers, and teachers are likely to find in it both familiar territory as well as opportunities for exploration of new topics.' Child & Family Behavior Therapy

• I. Introduction and General Issues.- 1. The Nature and Study of Depression in Children and Adolescents.- 2. Phenomenology and Epidemiology of Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents.- 3. Adolescent Bipolar Disorder: Phenomenology and Treatment Implications.- 4. The Validity of the Diagnosis of Major Depression in Childhood and Adolescence.- II. Theories and Models of Depression.- 5. Dynamic and Interpersonal Theories of Depression.- 6. Cognitive and Behavioral Correlates of Childhood Depression: A Developmental Perspective.- 7. A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on Depression in Children and Adolescents.- 8. Neurobiological Aspects of Depression in Children and Adolescents.- III. Approaches to Assessment and Diagnosis.- 9. Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Depression in Children and Adolescents.- 10. Evaluation of Depression in Children and Adolescents Using Diagnostic Clinical Interviews.- 11. Assessment of Depression in Children and Adolescents by Self-Report Questionnaires.- 12. Assessment of Depression in Children and Adolescents by Parents, Teachers, and Peers.- 13. Informant Variability in the Assessment of Childhood Depression.- IV. Treatment Approaches.- 14. Psychological Treatment Approaches for Depression in Children.- 15. Psychological Approaches to the Treatment of Depression in Adolescents.- 16. Family Therapy for Depression in Young People.- 17. Pharmacotherapy for Depression in Children and Adolescents.- V. Depression in Special Populations.- 18. Depression in Infants.- 19. Depression in Medically Ill Youngsters.- 20. Depression in Special Education Populations.- VI. Selected Topics in the Study of Depression in Young People.- 21. Children of Parents with Affective Disorders: Empirical Findings and Clinical Implications.- 22. Maltreatment and Childhood Depression.- 23. Psychosocial Stress and Child and Adolescent Depression: Can We Be More Specific?.- 24. Suicide and Suicidal Behaviors in Children and Adolescents.- 25. Comorbidity of Depression in Children and Adolescents.