Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which can cause significant impairment in personal, social, and academic contexts, affects nearly half a million children in the United States. This step-by-step guide provides mental health professionals with an adaptable, evidence-based model that uses cognitive behavior therapy to treat pediatric OCD. The authors present well-tested, empirically-validated strategies that encourage clinical flexibility and creativity. Chapters describe the nuts and bolts of assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning, as well as psychoeducation, pharmacotherapy, strategies for relapse prevention, and involving family members in treatment. Richly described case studies illustrate how core strategies can be effectively implemented with youth between the ages of 7 and 18.
Includes downloadable handouts for clinical use, including worksheets and fact sheets for parents and guardians, exercises and games, and other clinical tools and resources.
This step-by-step guide provides mental health professionals with an adaptable, evidence-based model that uses cognitive behavior therapy to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder in children.
This guide outlines an approach to cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in youth, focusing on flexibility and creativity in therapy and a modular approach. It discusses the nature of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder and the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy and medications for youth; a specific treatment plan, interventions, the evidence supporting them, and case conceptualization and the structure of sessions; diagnosis and assessment; how to implement core strategies for various symptoms, including engaging youth and parents, psychoeducation, working with families, implementing graded exposure and response prevention, and developing and implementing a relapse prevention plan; and cases illustrating the evaluation and treatment process, as well as commonly prescribed medications and typical problems in providing cognitive behavior therapy for youth. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
