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This book provides an in-depth, practical, and cutting-edge summary of psychotherapy for immigrant children and adolescents. This text integrates practical therapeutic methods with current empirical knowledge on the unique life stressors and mental health concerns of immigrant youth, proving essenti...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Patel, Sita (Editor), Reicherter, Daryn (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer, 2016.
Subjects:
Psychotherapy.
Immigrant youth > Psychology.
Children.
Immigrants.
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy > methods
Adolescent
Child
Emigrants and Immigrants
Jeunes immigrants > Psychologie.
Psychothérapie.
Enfants.
children (people by age group)
Public health & preventive medicine.
General practice.
Psychiatry.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Internet Resources.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book provides an in-depth, practical, and cutting-edge summary of psychotherapy for immigrant children and adolescents. This text integrates practical therapeutic methods with current empirical knowledge on the unique life stressors and mental health concerns of immigrant youth, proving essential for all who seek to address the psychological needs of this vulnerable and under-served population. Specific chapters are devoted to trauma, refugees and forced displacement, cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychopharmacological issues, school-based treatment, family. Each chapter includes specific cultural concerns and treatment techniques for immigrant groups from various regions of the world. In-depth case examples illustrate case formulation, how and when to use specific techniques, challenges faced in the treatment of immigrant youth, and responses to common obstacles. With detailed theory and practice guidelines, Psychotherapy for Immigrant Youthis a vital resource for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other practitioners.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 203 pages) : illustration
Bibliography:ReferencesPart III: Interventions Complimentary to Psychotherapy for Immigrant Youth; Combined Psychotherapy with Psychopharmacology; Pharmacotherapy: Essentials; The Complex Dynamics of Pharmacotherapy; Patient Autonomy and the Pharmacotherapeutic Process; Combined Versus Collaborative Pharmacotherapy; Special Issues in Pharmacotherapy of Immigrant Populations; References; Information Systems and Technology; Introduction; Immigrant Youth and Communication and Information Technology; Communication and Information Technology Resources in Psychotherapy.
ISBN:9783319246932
3319246933
3319246917
9783319246918

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