What Works for Whom?: A Critical Review of Treatments for Children and Adolescents - Softcover

'This valuable book will greatly help mental health professionals who wish to base their interventions on published evidence. They should all read it with care.' - Philip Graham, FRCPsych, Emeritus Professor of Child Psychiatry, Institute of Child Health, London, UK

'Peter Fonagy and his colleagues present an encyclopedic review of the research evidence on the effectiveness of treatments for psychological problems in children. Since it is every clinician's goal to utilize treatments that work, all practitioners treating children should be familiar with the research presented in this extraordinarily comprehensive volume.' - David H. Barlow, PhD, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Department of Psychology, Boston University, USA

This comprehensive book evaluates the evidence for the full range of widely used child and adolescent mental health treatments, providing vital knowledge to inform clinical decision making. Organized around the major presenting problems in child and adolescent practice, the book synthesizes findings from hundreds of carefully selected studies on both psychosocial and pharmacological approaches. Each chapter introduces the clinical problem at hand, systematically reviews the available outcome research, spells out recommendations for evidence-based practice; and considers implications for service development. Written by experienced researchers and practitioners, the volume emphasizes the importance of tailoring all interventions to the needs of the individual child.