Chapter 61: Psychosocial Therapies
W. Douglas Tynan, PhD, Meghan McAuliffe Lines, PhD, 2016. "Psychosocial Therapies", American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care, Thomas K. McInerny, MD, FAAP, Henry M. Adam, MD, FAAP, Deborah E. Campbell, MD, FAAP, Thomas G. DeWitt, MD, FAAP, Jane Meschan Foy, MD, FAAP, Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD, FAAP, Rebecca Baum, MD, FAAP, Kelly J. Kelleher, MD, MPH, FAAP
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This chapter first provides an overview of the evidence-based nonpharmacologic treatments available for the common mental health disorders of childhood. In the parlance of the mental health community, they may be called psychotherapy or simply therapy. Here they will be called psychosocial treatments. These treatments may be delivered by a variety of mental health professionals (eg, licensed clinical psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, child psychiatrists) trained in the specific techniques of that therapy. Interactive Web-based programs show promise as additional or alternative sources of these therapies.
Second, the chapter draws from these evidence-based psychosocial...