"In recent years there has been a dramatic rise in the numbers of children diagnosed with ADHD. Increasingly, these children are prescribed drugs which are seen as "the cure" and are often relied on as the only form of treatment. This medical diagnosis of ADHD is grounded in a neuropsychological approach, but what of the broader developmental, community and family issues? In this book, the authors argue that to gain a more thorough under ..."
"In this regard, the researcher and psychotherapist Jonathan Shedler (2010) who
has championed the contribution of ... In this regard Shedler reminds us that '
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"Bentall, R.P. (2009). Doctoring the Mind: Is our Current Treatment of Mental
Illness Really Any Good? New York: New York University Press. Bentall, R.P.,
Wickham, S., Shevlin, M. and Varese, F. (2012). Do specific earlylife adversities
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"At a time when there is increasing concern about the escalation of child and adolescent mental health problems, Time-limited Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents provides an innovative contextual model that engages the child or young person and their parents. The core of the model is the recognition of the dynamic capacity for growth in the child and how this, in itself, creates opportunities for effective treatment ..."
"At a time when there is increasing concern about the escalation of child and adolescent mental health problems, Time-limited Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents provides an innovative contextual model that engages the child or young person and their parents. The core of the model is the recognition of the dynamic capacity for growth in the child and how this, in itself, creates opportunities for effective treatment ..."
"process and values and promotes practitioner skills from the inside out, rather
than from the outside in. To this end, the book is informed by a psychodynamic
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changes have contributed in some areas to an advance in democratic ways of
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"Practitioners today are confronted by a bewildering array of therapies as 'cure alls.' This book provides an integrated approach to working with children, parents and families that can be applied by all professionals in a variety of settings. Informed by a psychodynamic perspective, it identifies how we can avoid pathologising the behaviour of children by instead considering: the meaning of ..."
"Practitioners today are confronted by a bewildering array of therapies as ‘cure alls.’ This book provides an integrated approach to working with children, parents and families that can be applied by all professionals in a variety of settings. Informed by a psychodynamic perspective, it identifies how we can avoid pathologising the behaviour of children by instead considering: the meaning of behaviour as an important source of communica ..."
Emotional Milestones from Birth to Adulthood(1st Edition) A Psychodynamic Approach (Annals of Child Development) by RuthSchmidtNeven Paperback, 260 Pages, Published 1997 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-85302-456-6, ISBN: 1-85302-456-2
"Most parents and adults who come into regular contact with children are well aware that the child's emotional life and personal growth should be of equal concern to their physical wellbeing. Yet knowing how to go about effectively observing and guiding this process is no easy task and despite the many how-to manuals little has been written that explains the theory behind, and practical responses to, this vital aspect of human developmen ..."
The New Explorers A Psychodynamic Approach to Parenting in a Changing Society by RuthSchmidtNeven Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1990 by Full Circle Publications,Australia ISBN-13: 978-0-7316-9552-2, ISBN: 0-7316-9552-6
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