Childhood depression: Shcool-based intervention

isnowgenerallyacknowledgedthatdepressionisas mucha disorderofchildhoodas ofadulthood. Yetitisalsoclear thatthemanifestationofdepressionin childrenismore varied, complex, anddifficultto detect. Itmay, for instance, show upin theformofanger,somaticsymptoms, orloweredschoolperformance. Whileschoolprofessionalsare oftenthefirstto recognizethata childhasa problem, theymaybeunableto accuratelydiagnose itas depressionorprovideanytreatmentwithintheschoolsetting. ChildhoodDepression isdesignedspecificallyfor schoolpractitionerswhowishto increasetheirunderstandingofdepressionin childrensothattheymayidentifyit, assessitsseverity, andplanappropriateinterventions.

In thisbook, Kevin Starkprovidesa thoroughreviewoftheempiricalbasisfor thediagnosisofdepressionin children, anddetailedinformationonhowto makethisassessment. Healsodescribesa multi-componenttreatmentprogram(cognitive-behavioral, familytherapy, andschoolconsultation), whichhasbeenvalidatedwitha largenumberofchildren. Themainfeatureofthisvolume isthestep-by-stepdescriptionofhowto implementsucha program. A session-by-sessionoutline, case examples, andclinicalinsights are given,andtheauthorprovidesanarrayoftreatment-relatedmethods, i.e. thepleasanteventsschedule, exercisesto facilitatecognitiverestructuring, andsample behavioralcontracts, whichfurtherenhancethebook'susefulness.

ChildhoodDepression isa concise, practical, andup-to-date guidefor anyprofessionalworkingwithschool-age children. Itisparticularlyrelevantfor schoolpsychologists, counselors, social workers, administrators, andstudentsin theseareas.