- Section 1 The Subject Matter of and Approach to Psychiatry
- 1.3 Psychiatry as a worldwide public health problem
- 1.4 The history of psychiatry as a medical specialty
- 1.5 Ethics and values
- 1.6 The psychiatrist as a manager
- 1.7 Descriptive phenomenology
- 1.8 Assessment
- 1.9 Diagnosis and classification
- 1.10 From science to practice
- Section 2 The Scientific Basis of Psychiatric Aetiology
- 2.3 The contribution of neurosciences
- 2.4 The contribution of genetics
- 2.5 The contribution of psychological science
- 2.6 The contribution of social sciences
- 2.7 The contribution of epidemiology to psychiatric aetiology
- Section 3 Psychodynamic Contributions to Psychiatry
- Section 4 Clinical Syndromes of Adult Psychiatry
- 4.4 Persistent delusional symptoms and disorders
- 4.5 Mood disorders
- 4.6 Stress-related and adjustment disorders
- 4.7 Anxiety disorders
- Section 5 Psychiatry and Medicine
- Section 6 Treatment Methods in Psychiatry
- 6.2 Somatic treatments
- Section 7 Social Psychiatry and Service Provision
- Section 8 The Psychiatry of Old Age
- Section 9 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- 9.1 General issues
- 9.2 Clinical syndromes
- 9.3 Situations affecting child mental health
- 9.4 The child as witness
- 9.5 Treatment methods for children and adolescents
- 9.5.1 Counselling and psychotherapy for children
- 9.5.2 Psychodynamic child psychotherapy
- 9.5.3 Cognitive behaviour therapies for children and families
- 9.5.4 Caregiver-mediated interventions for children and families
- 9.5.5 Medication for children and adolescents: current issues
- 9.5.6 Residential care for social reasons
- 9.5.7 Organization of services for children and adolescents with mental health problems
- 9.5.8 The management of child and adolescent psychiatric emergencies
- 9.5.9 The child psychiatrist as consultant to schools and colleges
- Section 10 Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)
- Section 11 Forensic Psychiatry
Counselling and psychotherapy for children
- Chapter:
- Counselling and psychotherapy for children
- Author(s):
John B. Pearce
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199696758.003.0232
There is a remarkable lack of high quality research to support an evidence base for counselling and psychotherapy for children. And the words ‘psychotherapy’ and ‘counselling’ are so non-specific that they should always be clarified in more detail. Nevertheless, these approaches are used frequently in child mental health. While most psychotherapeutic approaches are based on work with adults it is important to note that there are marked differences between children and adults. In spite of these obvious differences, psychotherapy for children is usually based on techniques used for adults. However, psychotherapy that may work perfectly well for adults has to be modified to accord with the developmental level of each child.
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- Section 1 The Subject Matter of and Approach to Psychiatry
- 1.3 Psychiatry as a worldwide public health problem
- 1.4 The history of psychiatry as a medical specialty
- 1.5 Ethics and values
- 1.6 The psychiatrist as a manager
- 1.7 Descriptive phenomenology
- 1.8 Assessment
- 1.9 Diagnosis and classification
- 1.10 From science to practice
- Section 2 The Scientific Basis of Psychiatric Aetiology
- 2.3 The contribution of neurosciences
- 2.4 The contribution of genetics
- 2.5 The contribution of psychological science
- 2.6 The contribution of social sciences
- 2.7 The contribution of epidemiology to psychiatric aetiology
- Section 3 Psychodynamic Contributions to Psychiatry
- Section 4 Clinical Syndromes of Adult Psychiatry
- 4.4 Persistent delusional symptoms and disorders
- 4.5 Mood disorders
- 4.6 Stress-related and adjustment disorders
- 4.7 Anxiety disorders
- Section 5 Psychiatry and Medicine
- Section 6 Treatment Methods in Psychiatry
- 6.2 Somatic treatments
- Section 7 Social Psychiatry and Service Provision
- Section 8 The Psychiatry of Old Age
- Section 9 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- 9.1 General issues
- 9.2 Clinical syndromes
- 9.3 Situations affecting child mental health
- 9.4 The child as witness
- 9.5 Treatment methods for children and adolescents
- 9.5.1 Counselling and psychotherapy for children
- 9.5.2 Psychodynamic child psychotherapy
- 9.5.3 Cognitive behaviour therapies for children and families
- 9.5.4 Caregiver-mediated interventions for children and families
- 9.5.5 Medication for children and adolescents: current issues
- 9.5.6 Residential care for social reasons
- 9.5.7 Organization of services for children and adolescents with mental health problems
- 9.5.8 The management of child and adolescent psychiatric emergencies
- 9.5.9 The child psychiatrist as consultant to schools and colleges
- Section 10 Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)
- Section 11 Forensic Psychiatry