Treating the Unmanageable Adolescent: A Guide to Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorders

Bernstein, Neil I.

ISBN 10: 1568216300 / ISBN 13: 9781568216300

Published by Jason Aronson Inc, Northvale, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1997

About this Item

Hardback, no edition stated, with number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, in very good, tight condition. Former owner's name written on the back of the half title page. Has pencilled underlining on 2 dozen or so pages, can easily be erased. Black boards with gold lettering on the spine, have 4 small faded spots at the lower front edge. Dust jacket looks almost like new.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Treating the Unmanageable Adolescent: A Guide to Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorders
• Publisher: Jason Aronson Inc, Northvale, New Jersey, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568216300
• ISBN 13: 9781568216300
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

The problem of the out-of-control teenager demands immediate and effective attention from clinicians. As American town after town enacts curfew laws for minors and more and more teachers send youths for treatment, therapists are faced with an epidemic for which they often feel ill-prepared. In this book of nuts-and-bolts treatment approaches, mental health professionals are shown how to successfully help defiant and conduct-disordered young people who present with an array of symptoms including chronic truancy, drug abuse, dangerous sexual activity, and poor peer relationships.

Drawing on individual, cognitive-behavioral, group, and family approaches, the book emphasizes the process of diffusing the resistance to change and facilitating treatment compliance. The focus is on understanding as well as altering the rage, sense of entitlement, lack of self-control, and disregard for the rights of others. In particular, the book covers how to
* engage and motivate these youths
* teach patients anger management skills
* conduct group exercises and role play prosocial behavior
* work with empathy-induced guilt to promote change
* manage anticipated disruptions
* use therapist self-disclosure to enhance the therapeutic process
* foster resilience in the "at-risk" population.

To date, no single approach has consistently interrupted the pattern of escalating conflicts and the violations of social norms occurring in this difficult-to-treat population. Each of the prevailing schools of thought makes a contribution to the remediation process but falls short of integrating the diverse interventions available. By presenting a variety of interventions targeting the central deficiencies and systemic dysfunction in the lives of these youths, this book provides clinicians with what they need to make a difference in the lives of troubled young people and those around them.
A Jason Aronson Book

About the Author

Neil Bernstein, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in private practice, has specialized in treating adolescents for the past twenty years. He has consulted to a number of schools, clinics, and psychiatric hospitals. Previously, he served as chief psychologist at a private psychiatric hospital, director of a behavior clinic at a large metropolitan children's center, and as a forensic consultant. Dr. Bernstein is a highly regarded expert on adolescent issues whose publications include Treatment of the Resistant Adolescent, Managing the Difficult Adolescent Patient, and Getting Adolescents on Track: The Crucial Ingredients.