Eric J. Mash & Russell A. Barkley 
Treatment of Childhood Disorders, Third Edition 

This major professional reference and text offers an authoritative review of evidence-based treatments for the most prevalent child and adolescent problems. Leading contributors present applications for anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, ADHD, autistic spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, the effects of maltreatment, substance use, and more.

Table of Content

I. Introduction1. Treatment of Child and Family Disturbance: A Cognitive-Behavioral Systems Perspective, Eric J. Mash II. Behavior Disorders2. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Bradley H. Smith, Russell A. Barkley, and Cheri J. Shapiro3. Conduct Problems, Robert J. Mc Mahon, Karen C. Wells, and Julie S. Kotler III. Emotional and Social Disorders4. Fears and Anxieties, Bruce F. Chorpita and Michael A. Southam-Gerow5. Depressive Disorders during Childhood and Adolescence, Kevin D. Stark, Janay Sander, Michele Hauser, Jane Simpson, Sarah Schnoebelen, Rand Glenn, and Johanna Molnar IV. Developmental Disorders6. Mental Retardation, Benjamin L. Handen and Richard H. Gilchrist 7. Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Crighton Newsom and Christine A. Hovanitz8. Learning Disabilities, G. Reid Lyon, Jack M. Fletcher, Lynn S. Fuchs, and Vinita Chhabra V. Children at Risk9. Child Physical Abuse and Neglect, Sandra T. Azar and David A. Wolfe10. Child Sexual Abuse, Vicky Veitch Wolfe VI. Problems of Adolescence11. Adolescent Substance Use Problems, Laura Mac Pherson, Kevin Frissell, Sandra A. Brown, and Mark G. Myers12. Eating Disorders, Lisa Terre, Walker S. Carlos Poston II, and John P. Foreyt

About the author

Eric J. Mash, Ph D, is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology and Program in Clinical Psychology at the University of Calgary. He is a fellow of the American and Canadian Psychological Associations; has served as an editor, editorial board member, and editorial consultant for many scientific and professional journals; and has written or edited numerous books and journal articles on children’s mental health, child and adolescent psychopathology, child and adolescent psychotherapy, and child and family assessment. Dr. Mash’s research has focused on family relationships across a variety of child and family disorders, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct problems, internalizing disorders, and maltreatment. Russell A. Barkley, Ph D, ABPP, ABCN, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Virginia Treatment Center for Children and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Barkley has worked with children, adolescents, and families since the 1970s and is the author of numerous bestselling books for both professionals and the public, including Taking Charge of ADHD and Your Defiant Child. He has also published six assessment scales and more than 280 scientific articles and book chapters on ADHD, executive functioning, and childhood defiance, and is editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, Dr. Barkley is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology (the former Division 12) of the American Psychological Association (APA), and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. He is a recipient of awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the APA, among other honors. His website is www.russellbarkley.org.