Innovations in CBT for Childhood Anxiety, OCD, and PTSD
Improving Access and Outcomes

The book collates the latest innovations in cognitive behavioral therapy for child and adolescent anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Lara J. Farrell (Edited by), Thomas H. Ollendick (Edited by), Peter Muris (Edited by)

9781108401326, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 25 April 2019

778 pages, 17 b/w illus. 13 tables
25.3 x 17.8 x 4 cm, 1.44 kg

'This book offers valuable insights into the range of current treatment packages and innovations relevant to child and adolescent anxiety and related problems. It is accessible and systematic. A particular strength of this book is the use of case studies and practice points to illustrate these theory driven treatments in real-life contexts.' Jennifer Lau, King's College London

Childhood anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represent some of the most common mental health disorders affecting young people, often leading to major life impairments. This book brings together the world's leaders in treatment science to provide evidence-based psychosocial interventions for these disorders. It supplies practitioners and researchers with innovations in clinical science, highlighting advances in technology and neuroscientific discovery which have informed the development of these novel treatment advances. The authors tackle the two main challenges facing the field of childhood psychopathology: improving access to evidence-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) through innovations in treatment delivery, and increasing the positive outcomes for youth through unique therapies. Any reader who wants to be informed on the latest approaches to cognitive and behavioural interventions and how to apply them will benefit from this book.

Part I. Anxiety Disorders: 1. Phenomenology and standard evidence-based care of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
2. Evidence-based assessment
3. Self-help treatment of childhood anxiety disorders
4. New technologies to deliver CBT: computer and web-based programs, mobile applications and virtual reality
5. Cognitive bias modification strategies for anxious children: attention and interpretation bias retraining
6. Brief intensive treatments
7. Pharmacologic-enhanced approaches for the anxiety disorders
8. Enhanced family approaches for the anxiety disorders
9. Treatment of comorbid sleep problems in anxious children
10. Transdiagnostic approaches to the treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
11. Dissemination and implementation of evidence-based programs for the prevention and treatment of childhood anxiety
12. Innovations in the treatment of childhood anxiety disorders: mindfulness and self-compassion approaches
Part II. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: 13. Phenomenology and standard care of OCD in children and adolescents
14. Evidence-based assessment of child obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): recommendations for clinical practice and treatment research
15. Self-help treatments for childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder including bibliotherapy
16. New technologies to deliver CBT for young children with obsessive-compulsive disorder
17. Interpretation and attentional bias training
18. Innovations in treating OCD: brief, intensive treatments
19. Pharmacologic-augmented treatments
20. Enhanced family approaches in childhood OCD
21. Treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder and comorbid disorders
22. Transdiagnostic approaches
23. Pediatric OCD: dissemination and implementation
24. New wave therapies for pediatric OCD
Part III. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: 25. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy: an evidence-based approach for helping children overcome the impact of child abuse and trauma
26. Advances in the assessment of PTSD in children and young people
27. New technologies to deliver CBT (including web-based CBT, mobile apps, and virtual reality)
28. Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)
29. Innovation in early trauma treatment: the child and family traumatic stress intervention (CFTSI)
30. Pediatric post-traumatic stress disorder: pharmacological augmented treatments
31. Enhanced family-based interventions for children who have been traumatized by physical abuse and neglect
32. Treatment of PTSD and comorbid disorders
33. Transdiagnostic treatment for youth with traumatic stress
34. Dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatments for childhood PTSD
35. New wave therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in youth.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Psychiatry [MMH], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN], Health psychology [MBNH9], Child & developmental psychology [JMC], Psychology [JM]