Introduction -- Adolescent development -- Basic concepts -- How to assess and treat problems -- Eating disorders -- Depression and suicide -- Anxiety -- Defiant and disruptive behavior -- Psychosis -- Underachievement and other school-related problems -- Leaving home -- Families with multiple problems.
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This successful text and practitioner guide offers a comprehensive framework for treating adolescent problems in the family context. Rich with clinical wisdom, the book provides effective tools and strategies for helping troubled teenagers and their parents use family relationships as catalysts for growth and change. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current research and reader feedback. It contains a new chapter on anxiety disorders and expanded coverage of attachment issues; racial and ethnic identity; and lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth. Also included is new case material, one of the book's most popular features....Clearly written and well organized, this book is a tried-and-true resource for all therapists who work with teenagers and their families, as well as graduate students and trainees. It is an invaluable text for courses in family therapy, counseling or psychotherapy with adolescents, and social work practice with adolescents and families. (Book jacket).