Treating the Unmanageable Adolescent

Download or read book Treating the Unmanageable Adolescent written by Neil I. Bernstein and published by Rlpg/Galleys. This book was released on 1996 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 nut-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.