Diagnosing and Treating Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

547 Pages·2015·4.06 MB·English

by  Brande Flamez

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Diagnosing and Treating
Children and Adolescents
A Guide for
Mental Health Professionals
BRANDÉ FLAMEZ
CARL J. SHEPERIS
LamarUniversity
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Diagnosingandtreatingchildrenandadolescents:aguideformentalhealthprofessionals/[editedby]BrandéFlamez,
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1.Childmentalhealth–Handbooks,manuals,etc.2.Childpsychiatry–Handbooks,manuals,etc.3.Adolescent
psychiatry–Handbooks,manuals,etc.I.Flamez,Brandé,editor.II.Sheperis,Carl,editor.
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Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
AbouttheEditors xv
ListofContributors xvii
PARTI STAGESOFTHECOMPREHENSIVE
DIAGNOSTICPROCESS 1
CHAPTER1 CONCEPTUALIZINGDSM-5DISORDERSINCHILDREN
ANDADOLESCENTS 3
BrandéFlamez,JasonH.King,andJoshuaD.Francis
Introduction 3
DefiningaMentalDisorder 4
TheClinicalSignificanceCriterioninDiagnosis 7
TheDevelopmentalProcess 8
Age-RelatedFactors 11
NeurodevelopmentandNeurodevelopmentalDisorders 14
ChangesinDiagnosticCategoriesfromtheDSM-IV-TR
totheDSM-5 20
Summary 25
References 26
CHAPTER2 EFFECTIVESTRATEGIESFORASSESSING
DSM-5DISORDERS 28
JoshuaD.FrancisandLauraR.Haddock
Introduction 28
DiagnosticChallengesandSpecialConsiderationWhenWorking
withChildrenandAdolescents 28
ClassificationModels 33
IdentifyingSourcesofInformation 35
AssessmentStrategies 38
EstablishingDiagnosticValidity 44
AssessmentInstrumentValidityandReliability 46
ConductingaDifferentialDiagnosis 47
ClinicalCaseFormulation 48
ComprehensiveCaseStudy 49
Summary 51
References 52
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CHAPTER3 DEVELOPINGANDEVALUATINGCLIENT
TREATMENTPLANS 55
LauraR.Haddock,MichellePerepiczka,andRuthOuztsMoore
Introduction 55
AssessmentMeasuresforChildren(6–17)intheDSM-5 55
CaseConceptualization 63
Diagnosing 64
ComponentsofaComprehensiveTreatmentPlan 68
ChallengesintheTreatmentPlanningProcess 71
StrategiestoMaximizeTreatmentPlanEffectiveness 75
TreatmentPlanDevelopment 76
Summary 78
References 79
CHAPTER4 ADDRESSINGCLIENTDIVERSITYTHROUGHOUT
THE DIAGNOSTICPROCESS 81
JacobJ.LevyandShawnL.Spurgeon
Introduction 81
CultureandMulticulturalism 81
CultureandDiagnosticDecisionMaking 83
CulturalConceptsofDistress 86
CultureandtheDSM 87
TheProcessofMulticulturalAssessment 88
CaseExample:Alon 92
Summary 96
References 97
PARTII DIAGNOSTICCATEGORIESOFPSYCHIATRIC
DISORDERS 101
CHAPTER5 AUTISMSPECTRUMDISORDER 103
JoshuaJohnDiehl,ChristinaG.McDonnell,andKristinValentino
Introduction 103
DescriptionoftheDisorder 103
DifferentialDiagnosis 110
AssessmentStrategies 112
TreatmentStrategiesandInterventions 115
EvaluationStrategies 117
DiagnosticChallenges 118
Summary 120
References 122
CHAPTER6 ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITYDISORDER 128
JasonD.Kushner
Introduction 128
DescriptionoftheDisorder 131
DSM-5Criteria 132
DifferentialDiagnosis 134
Contents vii
AssessmentStrategies 135
TreatmentStrategiesandInterventions 137
EvaluationStrategies 141
DiagnosticChallenges 143
Summary 145
References 146
CHAPTER7 SCHIZOPHRENIASPECTRUMANDOTHER
PSYCHOTICDISORDERS 148
TaraChandrasekhar,LindseyM.Hazzard,andLinmarieSikich
Introduction 148
DescriptionofDisorder 149
DSM-5Criteria 156
DifferentialDiagnosis 161
AssessmentStrategies 165
TreatmentStrategiesandInterventions 167
PsychosocialInterventions 169
EvaluationStrategies 173
DiagnosticChallenges 173
Summary 174
References 175
CHAPTER8 BIPOLARANDRELATED DISORDERS 177
GregoryT.HatchettandNicoleR.Motley
Introduction 177
DescriptionoftheDisorders 179
DSM-5Criteria 180
DifferentialDiagnosis 184
AssessmentStrategies 191
TreatmentStrategiesandInterventions 193
EvaluationStrategies 195
DiagnosticChallenges 196
Summary 197
References 199
CHAPTER9 DEPRESSIVEDISORDERS 203
CarlosP.ZalaquettandSeriaShiaChatters-Smith
Introduction 203
HowtoDistinguishbetweenChildhoodMoodinessand
Depression 206
DescriptionofDepressiveDisorders 206
DifferentialDiagnosis 216
AssessmentStrategies 216
TreatmentandInterventionStrategies 223
EvaluationStrategies 226
DiagnosticChallenges 227
Summary 228
References 229