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My Kid is Back: Empowering Parents to Beat Anorexia Nervosa

By June Alexander, with Professor Daniel Le Grange

My Kid is BackMy Kid is Back explains how family-based treatment can greatly reduce the severity of anorexia nervosa in children and adolescents, allowing the sufferer to return to normal eating patterns, and their families to return to normal family life.

In this book ten families share their experiences of living with anorexia. Parents describe their frustrations in seeking help for their child and dealing with their behaviour and sufferers discuss how the illness gets into their mind and takes over their personality.

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Childhood Disorders: 2nd Edition

By Philip C. Kendall and Jonathan S. Comer

Childhood Disorders: 2nd EditionIn this revised edition of Childhood Disorders Philip C. Kendall and Jonathan S. Comer present current information about the full range of psychological disorders that occur in childhood, and discuss the major models that guide the thinking about each disorder.

Specific criteria for diagnosis is presented alongside the latest research findings to provide an overview of methods used for treating childhood disorders.

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A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Program for Problem Gambling: Therapist Manual

By Namrata Raylu and Tian Po Oei

Childhood Disorders: 2nd EditionThis book is a treatment manual providing guidance for therapists treating clients with gambling addictions.

It supplies detailed information to help the therapist and client understand gambling behaviours, as well as practical advice on techniques that can be used with the client to change these behaviours.

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The Assassin and the Therapist

By Jeffrey A. Kottler

The Assassin and the TherapistMany therapists have likely worked with a client who has caused the therapist to confront his most cherished beliefs, or has changed the therapist in ways that forever altered the way he performs therapy, looks at the world, and sees himself

The author of this book found himself in just such a situation, causing him to begin his own search for truth. This book is the result of his search; it explores the nature of truth in psychotherapy and in the therapist’s life, examining some of the things that are often denied and rarely spoken about.

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PASS: Prepare, Assist, Survive and Succeed

By Barbara Bole Williams and Rosemary B. Mennuti

PASS: Prepare, Assist, Survive and SucceedAre you getting ready to take the Praxis Exam and looking for a resource to help as you study?

In this guide, Williams and Mennuti, two veteran school psychologists who have been involved in the development, testing, and revision of the Praxis Exam, present their PASS model to help you study and achieve the best score possible.

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Navigating Teenage Depression: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

By Gordon Parker and Kerrie Eyers

Navigating Teenage DepressionFirst symptoms of depression often occur during teenage years, and it can be a disturbing and confusing time for families as well as the teenager themselves.

How can you tell whether it is just typical teenage ups and downs that will pass, or something more serious? How can we reliably identify and support teenagers with depression?

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