While cognitive-behavioral therapy has developed rapidly in recent years, its application with children and adolescents has received only minimal attention. Expanding the boundaries of contemporary cognitive-behavioral therapy, this much-needed volume addresses myriad up-to-date strategies and techniques for treating common difficulties experienced by children and adolescents. Grounded in a strong developmental orientation, contributing authors address numerous disorders that are commonly confronted by mental health professionals working with children and their families, as well as other problems that are encountered less frequently. Chapters begin with a review of the relevant literature, then present extended case examples, including DSM-IV diagnoses, which clearly demonstrate the use and implementation of cognitive-behavioral techniques.

Mark A. Reinecke, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., is assistant professor of child and adolescent psychiatry and Director of the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Chicago School of Medicine. He also serves on the faculty of the School of Social Service Administration and is Director of the Program in Mental Health at the University of Chicago. His research and clinical interests include childhood depression and suicide, anxiety disorders, and cognitive mediation of adjustment to chronic illness. He has lectured internationally on cognitive therapy, and has served as a visiting assistant professor at National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan.Arthur Freeman, Ed.D., A.B.P.P., is in private practice in Philadelphia and is professor of clinical psychology at the Adler School of Professional Psychology and visiting professor of medical psychology at Shanghai Second Medical University, People's Republic of China. A licensed psychologist, he is a diplomate in behavioral and clinical psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has served as a senior consultant to the Center for Cognitive Therapy, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Among his published his works are Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders (coauthored with Aaron T. Beck and Associates) and Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies in Crisis Intervention (coedited with Frank M. Dattilio). He is well known nationally and internationally for his seminars.

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