The Handbook of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, vol. 2. - book reviews

Adolescence, Summer, 1998

MARK, Bonnie S., & INCORVAIA, James A. (Eds.). Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, 1997. 528pp. $60.00 (h).

Mirroring the breadth and scope of contemporary approaches to therapy with children and adolescents, the contributors to this volume span the spectrum from classical theory, object relations, and self psychology to integration psychotherapy - in which psychodynamic underpinnings support a combination of developmental, cognitive behavioral, and family systems techniques. Noted child and adolescent experts such as T. Berry Brazelton, Carol Gilligan, and Paul and Anna Ornstein discuss such issues as helping parents to develop a more positive attitude toward parenting as well as guiding parents during stressful times, psychoeducational psychotherapy with learning disabled and ADHD children who might not benefit from traditional therapy, a multimodal approach for working with sexually abused children, and treating children suffering from posttraumatic stress. Mark and Incorvaia of the Reiss-Davis Child Study Center in Los Angeles divide the discussion into four parts: aspects of innovative therapeutic work with young children; new ways to approach abuse, trauma, and neglect; new directions for work with adolescents; and the latest approaches to working with parents and families.