Pseudoscience in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
A Skeptical Field Guide

Investigates questionable, ineffective, and harmful mental health treatments for children and adolescents.

Stephen Hupp (Edited by)

9781316626955, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 7 March 2019

334 pages
22.7 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.49 kg

'… full of fascinating information and is extensively referenced … an invaluable guide … There is reason to hope that good science will prevail and that this book will be instrumental in making progress. This book would be instructive for psychotherapists and it is an invaluable resource for parents who are trying to find an effective psychotherapy for their children and adolescents.' Science-Based Medicine (www.sciencebasedmedicine.org)

Most infants, children, and adolescents facing mental health challenges - including autism, psychosis, mania, depression, anxiety, and substance use - do not receive evidence-based treatments. Instead, they commonly receive ineffective and even harmful treatments. In this book, leading experts from the fields of clinical psychology, school psychology, developmental psychology, pediatric neurology, applied behavior analysis, and social work identify the most problematic psychotherapy interventions used for each mental health issue. In addition to these primary authors, each chapter includes a side bar from a specialist representing the disciplines of pediatrics, anthropology, neuroscience, and psychology. The contributors work in academia, hospitals, and private practice and include book authors, podcasters, and even a filmmaker. Not only does this book highlight the threats of potentially harmful pseudoscience, it also summarizes treatments that actually have a strong evidence base and deliver far more positive results.

1. Critical thinking about psychotherapy Stephen Hupp, Jean Mercer, Bruce A. Thyer and Monica Pignotti
2. Intellectual and adaptive functioning Elizabeth M. Kryszak, Jessica F. Scherr and James A. Mulick
3. Autism spectrum Jessica F. Scherr, Elizabeth M. Kryszak and James A Mulick
4. Inattention and hyperactivity Christine A. Lee and Richard Milich
5. Learning Zachary LaBrot and Brad Dufrene
6. Tics Michael B. Himle and Brianna Wellen
7. Psychosis Rachel Waford and Carina A. Iati
8. Bipolar spectrum Guillermo Perez Algorta and Eric Youngstrom
9. Depression Thomas J. Huberty
10. Anxiety Bruce A. Thyer and Monica Pignotti
11. Obsessions and compulsions Monica Pignotti and Bruce A. Thyer
12. Trauma and attachment Jean Mercer
13. Feeding Linda J. Cooper-Brown, MaryLouise E. Kerwin and Keith E. Williams
14. Eating Frances Bozsik, Brooke Bennett, Emily Stefano, Brooke Whisenhunt and Danae Hudson
15. Toileting Michael I. Axelrod and Joseph P. Deegan
16. Sleep Stephanie Jackson and Sarah Morsbach Honaker
17. Disruptive behavior and conduct Jeremy Jewell, Madison Schoen, Sydney Thompson, Emily Fischer and Sarah Conoyer
18. Substance use Mariann Suarez
19. Earthings and skeptical psychology Stephen Hupp and Kathleen Dyer.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Psychiatry [MMH], Mental health services [MBPK], Health psychology [MBNH9], Child & developmental psychology [JMC]