Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depressed Adolescents

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depressed Adolescents provides clinicians, clinical supervisors, and researchers with a comprehensive understanding of etiological pathways as well as current CBT approaches for treating affected adolescents. Chapters guide readers from preparations for the first session and clinical assessment to termination and relapse prevention. Each chapter includes session transcripts to provide a more concrete sense of what it looks like to implement particular CBT techniques with depressed teens.

Key Features

• Comprehensive understanding of etiological pathways.
• Current CBT approaches for treating depressed adolescents.
• Guidance from preparation for the first session to termination.
• Session transcripts illustrating CBT techniques.
• In-depth discussions on unique challenges faced when working with depressed teens.

Additional Information

Ways to address the unique challenges posed by working with depressed teens are also provided.