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Preface

Edited by
Helmut Remschmidt
Translated by
Peter Matthias Wehmeier  and
Helen Crimlisk
Helmut Remschmidt
Affiliation:
Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
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Summary

This introduction to psychotherapy with children and adolescents arose from our daily work with young people who suffer from psychiatric disturbances. The aim of this book is to give a comprehensive overview of the field of psychotherapy with children, adolescents and their families. It covers a broad range of topics, including diagnostic assessment, indication for psychotherapy, and choice of appropriate treatment techniques for the various types of disorder. This book reflects a concept of psychotherapy which is based on the following principles.

  • Any modern approach to psychotherapy cannot be considered in an isolated manner, but should be regarded in a larger context that includes the individual patient, his/her family and other environmental factors such as peers and the school.

  • It is important to perceive the developmental process to which children and adolescents are subjected.

  • Psychotherapy is part of a larger treatment strategy that may include physical treatments and should allow for a combination of several psychotherapeutic techniques.

  • Today, psychotherapy should be based on a pluralistic concept, which allows for an indication-informed and disorder-specific approach to treatment.

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Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents , pp. xi - xii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2001

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