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Children in difficulty : a guide to understanding and helping /

Elliott, Julian, 1955-

Children in difficulty : a guide to understanding and helping / - 2nd ed. - London ; New York, NY : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004. - 278 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The basics of being helpful -- School refusal-- Attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity -- Eating disorders -- Traumatic and stressful situations -- Noncompliance and oppositional behaviour in young children -- Disruptiveness in schools and classrooms -- Drug and solvent abuse -- Depression in children -- Dyslexia -- Developmental coordination disorder (Dyspraxia).

Written by two practising clinicians, this book is designed as a guide for those who work with children. It focuses on some of the most common, yet often incapacitating, difficulties which are encountered by young children and adolescents.

0415325439 (hbk.) 9780415325431: £65.00 0415325447 (pbk.)


Child psychotherapy.
Child psychopathology.
Adolescent psychotherapy.
Adolescent psychopathology.

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