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Handbook of Depression in Children and Adolescents

• Edited by John R. Z. Abela, Benjamin L. Hankin

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• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 496
• Published by: Guilford Press
• Publication Date: 4th January 2008
• ISBN: 978-1-59385-582-6

About the Book

This timely, authoritative volume provides an integrative review of current knowledge on child and adolescent depression, covering everything from epidemiology and neurobiology to evidence-based treatment and prevention. From foremost scientist-practitioners, the book is organized within a developmental psychopathology framework that elucidates the factors that put certain children at risk and what can be done to help. Proven intervention models are discussed in step-by-step detail, with coverage of cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and pharmacological approaches, among others. Special topics include sex differences in depression, understanding and managing suicidality, and the intergenerational transmission of depression.

Reviews

'Abela and Hankin have produced a superb volume on models of vulnerability and intervention in child and adolescent depression. Leading scholars cover key topics in a field that has exploded in the past decade. Each chapter not only critically reviews current knowledge, but also presents a developmental psychopathology perspective, making the volume unique among edited books in the field. All of the major topics in etiology, treatment, and prevention are addressed, as are such special issues as gender differences and youth suicide. Many of the chapters present original, integrative models. This highly readable book is an excellent resource for practitioners, scholars, and students alike.' - Constance Hammen, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

'This outstanding volume offers complete, thorough coverage of theoretical and empirical work on youth depression. It will be an invaluable resource for practitioners seeking a review of contemporary issues in the field, as well as students beginning their studies of unipolar depression in children and adolescents. The chapters offer an excellent integration of developmental psychopathology theory, prevention science, and clinical interventions. The volume presents concise, yet exhaustive reviews from an outstanding set of contributors.' - Mitchell J. Prinstein, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

'This comprehensive text is written and edited by leading experts on the etiology and treatment of depression in youth. The book provides an interdisciplinary developmental perspective, and will serve as an excellent text for graduate or advanced undergraduate seminars. Both students and research scientists at all levels will find this an invaluable resource. The editors are to be congratulated on this outstanding, major contribution to our understanding of child and adolescent depression.' - Judy Garber, PhD, Department of Psychology and Human Development, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University,USA

'Abela and Hankin provide a comprehensive review of the etiology, treatment, and prevention of depression in children and adolescents, from a developmental psychopathology perspective. These distinguished scholars offer compelling and refreshing insights with regard to future directions for theory, empirical investigation, and clinical practice. Researchers will find the coverage of the current research on mood disorders in children and adolescents lucid and stimulating, and it will be a remarkable guide for their future empirical endeavors. This superb work also will be an invaluable resource for mental health professionals who rely on state-of-the-art research to guide their assessment and treatment of depressed youth.' - Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine; Chief Psychologist, Grady Health System, USA

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction and Epidemiology of Depression. Abela, Hankin, Depression in Children and Adolescents: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention. Avenevoli, Knight, Kessler, Merikangas, Epidemiology of Depression in Children and Adolescents. Part II: Etiology of Depression. Abela, Hankin, Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective. Rudolph, Flynn, Abaied, A Developmental Perspective on Interpersonal Theories of Youth Depression. Nantel-Vivier, Pihl, Biological Vulnerability to Depression. Lau, Eley, New Behavioral Genetic Approaches to Depression in Childhood and Adolescence. Durbin, Shafir, Emotion Regulation and Risk for Depression. Part III: Treatment of Depression. Reinecke Ginsburg, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Depression During Childhood and Adolescence. Fombonne, Zinck, Psychopharmacological Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents. Stark, Hargrave, Hersh, Greenberg, Herren, Fisher, Treatment of Childhood Depression: The ACTION Treatment Program. Rashid, Anjum, Positive Psychotherapy for Young Adults and Children. Young, Mufson, Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Treatment and Prevention of Adolescent Depression. Part IV: Prevention of Depression. Gillham, Brunwasser, Freres, Preventing Depression in Early Adolescence: The Penn Resiliency Program. Spence, Integrating Individual and Whole-school Change Approaches in the Prevention of Depression in Adolescents. McWhinnie, Abela, Hilmy, Ferrer, Positive Youth Development Programs: An Alternative Approach to the Prevention of Depression in Children and Adolescents. Part V: Special Populations. Hankin, Wetter, Cheely, Sex Differences in Child and Adolescent Depression: A Developmental Psychopathological Approach. Goodman, Tully, Children of Depressed Mothers: Implications for the Etiology, Treatment, and Prevention of Depression in Children and Adolescents. Van Orden, Witte, Selby, Bender, Joiner, Jr., Suicidal Behavior in Youth. Harkness, Lumley, Child Abuse and Neglect and the Development of Depression in Children and Adolescents.

About the Author(s)

Edited by John R. Z. Abela, PhD, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Canada and Benjamin L. Hankin, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, USA

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