Treating Disruptive Disorders is a practical book for busy clinicians—psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health counselors, clinical social workers, and more—as well as students, interns, or residents in the mental health professions. It distills the most important information about combined as well as solitary treatments of a variety of psychological disorders characterized by disruptive behaviors, including those where disruptive aspects are part of core symptoms (like ADHD, ODD or conduct disorder), and those where disruptive features are commonly associated with core symptoms (like mood, personality and cognitive/developmental disorders). In addition to an analysis of the best in evidence-based practice and research, the volume also includes brief clinical vignettes to help present the material in an easily accessible, understandable, readable, and relevant format. The chapter authors are experts in the treatment of these disorders and review a wide variety of empirically supported treatments for children, adolescents, and adults.
Reviews: "In this much-needed volume, Dr. Kapalka not only assembles an army of experts in the field to add to the clinical body of knowledge required to discern nuances between these two therapeutic options in the treatment of disruptive disorders, he also offers practical guidelines, based upon sound theoretical considerations, to bridge the gap until more solid experimental evidence evolves in the field." Mark Muse, EdD, ABPP, MP, author of Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists "George Kapalka and his team have succeeded in creating an indispensable resource in their book Treating Disruptive Disorders. As one of the newest diagnoses in the DSM-5, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) was one of the least understood disorders by clinicians. Treating Disruptive Disorders provides a comprehensive overview of this disorder, and each of the competing disorders, in a way that clinicians can contrast and compare presentations, comorbidity and treatment options. Kudos to Dr. Kapalka, his team, and series editor Bret Moore for having the foresight to anticipate not only the critical need for this book, but also the comprehensiveness of its contents." Sharon M. Freeman Clevenger, psychiatric clinical nurse specialist and owner of the Indiana Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy Contents: Series Editor’s Foreword Preface I. Etiology, Epidemiology and Course of Disruptive Disorders 1. To Medicate or not to Medicate: Weighing the Benefits and Challenges of Available Treatments for Disruptive Disorders Kapalka & Gorman 2. Brain Structure and Function Involved in Self-Control, Impulsivity, and Disruptive Behaviors Fogel 3. Psychological and Developmental Understanding of Self-Control, Impulsivity, and Disruptive Behaviors Tirrell & Kapalka 4. Epidemiology and Course of Disruptive Disorders Warner-Cohen, Twyford & Buckley II. Disorders with Disruptive Behaviors as Core Symptoms 5. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Chaco et al. 6. Oppositional Defiant Disorder Curtis et al. 7. Conduct Disorder Wu et al. 8. Tourette Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders Hayes et al. 9. Intermittent Explosive Disorder Hudspeth, Wirick & Matthews III. Disorders with Disruptive Behaviors as Commonly Associated Features 10. Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder Heffer et al. 11 : Mood and Personality Disorders Sa 12: Neurocognitive Disorders and Delirium Hill et al. About the Editor: George M. Kapalka, PhD, is the author or editor of six books, including Pediatricians and Pharmacologically Trained Psychologists: Practitioner’s Guide to Collaborative Treatment; Counseling Boys and Men with ADHD; and Parenting Your Out-of-Control Child (which has been translated into eight foreign languages), as well as dozens of articles in professional journals and other peer-reviewed publications. His views and opinions have been quoted in various newspapers and magazines (including the New York Times), as well as on television (including NBC). He is a practicing psychologist and holds board certifications in clinical psychology and psychopharmacology.
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