Description

Book Synopsis
A guide to treating mental health issues in children and adolescents

Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals is a resource tailored to the particular needs of current and future counselors, behavioral healthcare clinicians, and other helping professionals working with this vulnerable population. With in-depth content broken into two sections, this book first provides a foundation in the diagnostic process by covering the underlying principles of diagnosis and treatment planning, and then applies this framework to the DSM-5 categories related to children and adolescents. With research continually reshaping our understanding of mental health, it is critical mental health professionals make decisions based on evidence-based pathways that include the specialized research around children and adolescents. The leading experts who contributed to this book share contemporary perspectives on developmental considerations, asses

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Acknowledgements xiii

About the Editors xv

List of Contributors xvii

PART I STAGES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS 1

CHAPTER 1 CONCEPTUALIZING DSM-5 DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 3
Brandé Flamez, Jason H. King, and Joshua D. Francis

Introduction 3

Defining a Mental Disorder 4

The Clinical Significance Criterion in Diagnosis 7

The Developmental Process 8

Age-Related Factors 11

Neurodevelopment and Neurodevelopmental Disorders 14

Changes in Diagnostic Categories from the DSM-IV-TR to the DSM-5 20

Summary 25

References 26

CHAPTER 2 EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSING DSM-5 DISORDERS 28
Joshua D. Francis and Laura R. Haddock

Introduction 28

Diagnostic Challenges and Special Consideration When Working with Children and Adolescents 28

Classification Models 33

Identifying Sources of Information 35

Assessment Strategies 38

Establishing Diagnostic Validity 44

Assessment Instrument Validity and Reliability 46

Conducting a Differential Diagnosis 47

Clinical Case Formulation 48

Comprehensive Case Study 49

Summary 51

References 52

CHAPTER 3 DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING CLIENT TREATMENT PLANS 55
Laura R. Haddock, Michelle Perepiczka, and Ruth Ouzts Moore

Introduction 55

Assessment Measures for Children (6–17) in the DSM-5 55

Case Conceptualization 63

Diagnosing 64

Components of a Comprehensive Treatment Plan 68

Challenges in the Treatment Planning Process 71

Strategies to Maximize Treatment Plan Effectiveness 75

Treatment Plan Development 76

Summary 78

References 79

CHAPTER 4 ADDRESSING CLIENT DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS 81
Jacob J. Levy and Shawn L. Spurgeon

Introduction 81

Culture and Multiculturalism 81

Culture and Diagnostic Decision Making 83

Cultural Concepts of Distress 86

Culture and the DSM 87

The Process of Multicultural Assessment 88

Case Example: Alon 92

Summary 96

References 97

PART II DIAGNOSTIC CATEGORIES OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS 101

CHAPTER 5 AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER 103
Joshua John Diehl, Christina G. McDonnell, and Kristin Valentino

Introduction 103

Description of the Disorder 103

Differential Diagnosis 110

Assessment Strategies 112

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 115

Evaluation Strategies 117

Diagnostic Challenges 118

Summary 120

References 122

CHAPTER 6 ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER 128
Jason D. Kushner

Introduction 128

Description of the Disorder 131

DSM-5 Criteria 132

Differential Diagnosis 134

Assessment Strategies 135

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 137

Evaluation Strategies 141

Diagnostic Challenges 143

Summary 145

References 146

CHAPTER 7 SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS 148
Tara Chandrasekhar, Lindsey M. Hazzard, and Linmarie Sikich

Introduction 148

Description of Disorder 149

DSM-5 Criteria 156

Differential Diagnosis 161

Assessment Strategies 165

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 167

Psychosocial Interventions 169

Evaluation Strategies 173

Diagnostic Challenges 173

Summary 174

References 175

CHAPTER 8 BIPOLAR AND RELATED DISORDERS 177
Gregory T. Hatchett and Nicole R. Motley

Introduction 177

Description of the Disorders 179

DSM-5 Criteria 180

Differential Diagnosis 184

Assessment Strategies 191

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 193

Evaluation Strategies 195

Diagnostic Challenges 196

Summary 197

References 199

CHAPTER 9 DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS 203
Carlos P. Zalaquett and SeriaShia Chatters-Smith

Introduction 203

How to Distinguish between Childhood Moodiness and Depression 206

Description of Depressive Disorders 206

Differential Diagnosis 216

Assessment Strategies 216

Treatment and Intervention Strategies 223

Evaluation Strategies 226

Diagnostic Challenges 227

Summary 228

References 229

CHAPTER 10 ANXIETY DISORDERS 235
Dee C. Ray, Hayley L. Stulmaker, and Sue C. Bratton

Introduction 235

Description of Anxiety Disorders 236

DSM-5 Criteria 237

Differential Diagnosis 246

Assessment Strategies 247

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 250

Evaluation Strategies 253

Diagnostic Challenges 254

Summary 255

References 256

CHAPTER 11 OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS 259
Nicole R. Hill, Torey Portrie-Bethke, Brooks Bastian Hanks, and Holly H. Wagner

Introduction 259

Description of the Disorder 260

DSM-5 Criteria 264

Differential Diagnosis 268

Assessment Strategies 270

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 276

Evaluation Strategies 280

Diagnostic Challenges 281

Summary 282

References 283

CHAPTER 12 TRAUMA- AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS 286
Gerard Lawson, Ryan M. Cook, and Claudia E. Howell

Introduction 286

Description of the Disorders 286

Adjustment Disorders 288

DSM-5 Criteria 288

Differential Diagnosis 296

Assessment Strategies 297

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 305

Acute Stress Disorder 309

Evaluation Strategies 309

Diagnostic Challenges 310

Summary 311

References 312

CHAPTER 13 FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS 315
Laura H. Choate and Gary G. Gintner

Introduction 315

Description of Disorders 316

DSM-5 Criteria 317

Differential Diagnosis 325

Assessment Strategies 325

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 328

Evaluation Strategies 334

Diagnostic Challenges 335

Summary 336

References 337

CHAPTER 14 SLEEP-WAKE DISORDERS 340
Carl J. Sheperis, Tracy K. Calley, Kathleen Jones-Trebatoski, and Lisa A. Wines

Introduction 340

Description of the Disorders 342

DSM-5 Criteria 344

Differential Diagnosis 352

Assessment Strategies 353

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 356

Evaluation Strategies 360

Summary 360

References 361

CHAPTER 15 GENDER DYSPHORIA 366
Anneliese A. Singh and Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich

Introduction 366

TGNC Children and the History of Gender Dysphoria 367

Description of Gender Dysphoria 370

DSM-5 Criteria 373

Differential Diagnosis 374

Assessment Strategies 376

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 379

Evaluation Strategies 381

Diagnostic Challenges and Other Specified and Unspecified Designations 382

Summary 383

References 384

CHAPTER 16 DISRUPTIVE, IMPULSE-CONTROL, AND CONDUCT DISORDERS 386
A. Stephen Lenz and Chloe Lancaster

Introduction 386

Oppositional Defiant Disorder 387

Intermittent Explosive Disorder 391

Conduct Disorder 396

Antisocial Personality Disorder 401

Pyromania 401

Kleptomania 404

Other Specified Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorder 407

Unspecified Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorder 407

Considerations for Assessment and Treatment 407

Summary 408

References 409

CHAPTER 17 SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS 413
Carl J. Sheperis, Timothy M. Lionetti, and Joy-Del Snook

Introduction 413

Description of the Disorders 413

DSM-5 Criteria 414

Differential Diagnosis 427

Assessment Strategies 428

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 429

Evaluation Strategies 430

Diagnostic Challenges 434

Summary 434

References 435

CHAPTER 18 MAJOR AND MILD NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS DUE TO TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY 441
Gregory S. Hupp, Richard J. Cicchetti, and Gary M. Szirony

Introduction 441

Description of the Disorder 442

DSM-5 Criteria 443

Differential Diagnosis 445

Assessment Strategies 447

Evaluation Strategies 449

Treatment Strategies and Interventions 454

Diagnostic Challenges 456

Summary 461

References 463

CHAPTER 19 OTHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE A FOCUS OF CLINICAL ATTENTION WHEN WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 465
K. Michelle Hunnicutt Hollenbaugh, Julia L. Whisenhunt, and Lee A. Teufel-Prida

Introduction 465

Using Z Codes with Children and Adolescents 465

Differential Diagnosis 466

Focus and Progress of Treatment Related to Other Conditions 469

Description of the Clinical Issues 469

Child Maltreatment and Neglect Problems 472

Housing and Economic Problems 474

Treatment 482

Evaluation 487

Summary 487

References 488

AUTHOR INDEX 493

SUBJECT INDEX 505

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    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
    Publication Date: 06/11/2015
    ISBN13: 9781118917923, 978-1118917923
    ISBN10: 1118917928

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A guide to treating mental health issues in children and adolescents

    Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals is a resource tailored to the particular needs of current and future counselors, behavioral healthcare clinicians, and other helping professionals working with this vulnerable population. With in-depth content broken into two sections, this book first provides a foundation in the diagnostic process by covering the underlying principles of diagnosis and treatment planning, and then applies this framework to the DSM-5 categories related to children and adolescents. With research continually reshaping our understanding of mental health, it is critical mental health professionals make decisions based on evidence-based pathways that include the specialized research around children and adolescents. The leading experts who contributed to this book share contemporary perspectives on developmental considerations, asses

    Table of Contents

    Preface xi

    Acknowledgements xiii

    About the Editors xv

    List of Contributors xvii

    PART I STAGES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS 1

    CHAPTER 1 CONCEPTUALIZING DSM-5 DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 3
    Brandé Flamez, Jason H. King, and Joshua D. Francis

    Introduction 3

    Defining a Mental Disorder 4

    The Clinical Significance Criterion in Diagnosis 7

    The Developmental Process 8

    Age-Related Factors 11

    Neurodevelopment and Neurodevelopmental Disorders 14

    Changes in Diagnostic Categories from the DSM-IV-TR to the DSM-5 20

    Summary 25

    References 26

    CHAPTER 2 EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSING DSM-5 DISORDERS 28
    Joshua D. Francis and Laura R. Haddock

    Introduction 28

    Diagnostic Challenges and Special Consideration When Working with Children and Adolescents 28

    Classification Models 33

    Identifying Sources of Information 35

    Assessment Strategies 38

    Establishing Diagnostic Validity 44

    Assessment Instrument Validity and Reliability 46

    Conducting a Differential Diagnosis 47

    Clinical Case Formulation 48

    Comprehensive Case Study 49

    Summary 51

    References 52

    CHAPTER 3 DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING CLIENT TREATMENT PLANS 55
    Laura R. Haddock, Michelle Perepiczka, and Ruth Ouzts Moore

    Introduction 55

    Assessment Measures for Children (6–17) in the DSM-5 55

    Case Conceptualization 63

    Diagnosing 64

    Components of a Comprehensive Treatment Plan 68

    Challenges in the Treatment Planning Process 71

    Strategies to Maximize Treatment Plan Effectiveness 75

    Treatment Plan Development 76

    Summary 78

    References 79

    CHAPTER 4 ADDRESSING CLIENT DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS 81
    Jacob J. Levy and Shawn L. Spurgeon

    Introduction 81

    Culture and Multiculturalism 81

    Culture and Diagnostic Decision Making 83

    Cultural Concepts of Distress 86

    Culture and the DSM 87

    The Process of Multicultural Assessment 88

    Case Example: Alon 92

    Summary 96

    References 97

    PART II DIAGNOSTIC CATEGORIES OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS 101

    CHAPTER 5 AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER 103
    Joshua John Diehl, Christina G. McDonnell, and Kristin Valentino

    Introduction 103

    Description of the Disorder 103

    Differential Diagnosis 110

    Assessment Strategies 112

    Treatment Strategies and Interventions 115

    Evaluation Strategies 117

    Diagnostic Challenges 118

    Summary 120

    References 122

    CHAPTER 6 ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER 128
    Jason D. Kushner

    Introduction 128

    Description of the Disorder 131

    DSM-5 Criteria 132

    Differential Diagnosis 134

    Assessment Strategies 135

    Treatment Strategies and Interventions 137

    Evaluation Strategies 141

    Diagnostic Challenges 143

    Summary 145

    References 146

    CHAPTER 7 SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS 148
    Tara Chandrasekhar, Lindsey M. Hazzard, and Linmarie Sikich

    Introduction 148

    Description of Disorder 149

    DSM-5 Criteria 156

    Differential Diagnosis 161

    Assessment Strategies 165

    Treatment Strategies and Interventions 167

    Psychosocial Interventions 169

    Evaluation Strategies 173

    Diagnostic Challenges 173

    Summary 174

    References 175

    CHAPTER 8 BIPOLAR AND RELATED DISORDERS 177
    Gregory T. Hatchett and Nicole R. Motley

    Introduction 177

    Description of the Disorders 179

    DSM-5 Criteria 180

    Differential Diagnosis 184

    Assessment Strategies 191

    Treatment Strategies and Interventions 193

    Evaluation Strategies 195

    Diagnostic Challenges 196

    Summary 197

    References 199

    CHAPTER 9 DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS 203
    Carlos P. Zalaquett and SeriaShia Chatters-Smith

    Introduction 203

    How to Distinguish between Childhood Moodiness and Depression 206

    Description of Depressive Disorders 206

    Differential Diagnosis 216

    Assessment Strategies 216

    Treatment and Intervention Strategies 223

    Evaluation Strategies 226

    Diagnostic Challenges 227

    Summary 228

    References 229

    CHAPTER 10 ANXIETY DISORDERS 235
    Dee C. Ray, Hayley L. Stulmaker, and Sue C. Bratton

    Introduction 235

    Description of Anxiety Disorders 236

    DSM-5 Criteria 237

    Differential Diagnosis 246

    Assessment Strategies 247

    Treatment Strategies and Interventions 250

    Evaluation Strategies 253

    Diagnostic Challenges 254

    Summary 255

    References 256

    CHAPTER 11 OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS 259
    Nicole R. Hill, Torey Portrie-Bethke, Brooks Bastian Hanks, and Holly H. Wagner

    Introduction 259

    Description of the Disorder 260

    DSM-5 Criteria 264

    Differential Diagnosis 268

    Assessment Strategies 270

    Treatment Strategies and Interventions 276

    Evaluation Strategies 280

    Diagnostic Challenges 281

    Summary 282

    References 283

    CHAPTER 12 TRAUMA- AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS 286
    Gerard Lawson, Ryan M. Cook, and Claudia E. Howell

    Introduction 286

    Description of the Disorders 286

    Adjustment Disorders 288

    DSM-5 Criteria 288

    Differential Diagnosis 296

    Assessment Strategies 297

    Treatment Strategies and Interventions 305

    Acute Stress Disorder 309

    Evaluation Strategies 309

    Diagnostic Challenges 310

    Summary 311

    References 312

    CHAPTER 13 FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS 315
    Laura H. Choate and Gary G. Gintner

    Introduction 315

    Description of Disorders 316

    DSM-5 Criteria 317

    Differential Diagnosis 325

    Assessment Strategies 325

    Treatment Strategies and Interventions 328

    Evaluation Strategies 334

    Diagnostic Challenges 335

    Summary 336

    References 337

    CHAPTER 14 SLEEP-WAKE DISORDERS 340
    Carl J. Sheperis, Tracy K. Calley, Kathleen Jones-Trebatoski, and Lisa A. Wines

    Introduction 340

    Description of the Disorders 342

    DSM-5 Criteria 344

    Differential Diagnosis 352

    Assessment Strategies 353

    Treatment Strategies and Interventions 356

    Evaluation Strategies 360

    Summary 360

    References 361

    CHAPTER 15 GENDER DYSPHORIA 366
    Anneliese A. Singh and Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich

    Introduction 366

    TGNC Children and the History of Gender Dysphoria 367

    Description of Gender Dysphoria 370

    DSM-5 Criteria 373

    Differential Diagnosis 374

    Assessment Strategies 376

    Treatment Strategies and Interventions 379

    Evaluation Strategies 381

    Diagnostic Challenges and Other Specified and Unspecified Designations 382

    Summary 383

    References 384

    CHAPTER 16 DISRUPTIVE, IMPULSE-CONTROL, AND CONDUCT DISORDERS 386
    A. Stephen Lenz and Chloe Lancaster

    Introduction 386

    Oppositional Defiant Disorder 387

    Intermittent Explosive Disorder 391

    Conduct Disorder 396

    Antisocial Personality Disorder 401

    Pyromania 401

    Kleptomania 404

    Other Specified Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorder 407

    Unspecified Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorder 407

    Considerations for Assessment and Treatment 407

    Summary 408

    References 409

    CHAPTER 17 SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS 413
    Carl J. Sheperis, Timothy M. Lionetti, and Joy-Del Snook

    Introduction 413

    Description of the Disorders 413

    DSM-5 Criteria 414

    Differential Diagnosis 427

    Assessment Strategies 428

    Treatment Strategies and Interventions 429

    Evaluation Strategies 430

    Diagnostic Challenges 434

    Summary 434

    References 435

    CHAPTER 18 MAJOR AND MILD NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS DUE TO TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY 441
    Gregory S. Hupp, Richard J. Cicchetti, and Gary M. Szirony

    Introduction 441

    Description of the Disorder 442

    DSM-5 Criteria 443

    Differential Diagnosis 445

    Assessment Strategies 447

    Evaluation Strategies 449

    Treatment Strategies and Interventions 454

    Diagnostic Challenges 456

    Summary 461

    References 463

    CHAPTER 19 OTHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE A FOCUS OF CLINICAL ATTENTION WHEN WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 465
    K. Michelle Hunnicutt Hollenbaugh, Julia L. Whisenhunt, and Lee A. Teufel-Prida

    Introduction 465

    Using Z Codes with Children and Adolescents 465

    Differential Diagnosis 466

    Focus and Progress of Treatment Related to Other Conditions 469

    Description of the Clinical Issues 469

    Child Maltreatment and Neglect Problems 472

    Housing and Economic Problems 474

    Treatment 482

    Evaluation 487

    Summary 487

    References 488

    AUTHOR INDEX 493

    SUBJECT INDEX 505

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