It's Nobody's Fault New Hope and Help for Difficult Children and Their Parents

Name: It's Nobody's Fault New Hope and Help for Difficult Children and Their Parents
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ISBN: 9780812929218

ISBN-10: 0812929217

ISBN-13: 9780812929218

Edition: N/A

Authors: Harold Koplewicz, Harold S. Koplewicz

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People who wouldn't dream of blaming parents for a child's asthma or diabetes are often quick to blame bad parenting for a child's hyperactivity, depression, or school phobia. The parents, in turn, often blame their children, believing that they're lazy or rebellious. Even worse, the children with these psychological problems often blame themselves, convinced that they're just bad kids. In It's Nobody's Fault, esteemed child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Harold S. Kopelwicz at last puts an end to this pointless--and erroneous--cycle of blame and helps parents get the help they need for their troubled children. Written in an easy, anecdotal style and filled with fascinating stories of…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/15/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Author's Note


Acknowledgments


Introduction: New Hope, New Help


It's Nobody's Fault


Brain Disorders and Personality


The Doctor-Patient-Parent Relationship


The Art of Parenting a Troubled Child


The Chemistry of the Brain


The Great Medication Debate


Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder


Obsessive Compulsive Disorder


Separation Anxiety Disorder


Social Phobia/Shyness


Generalized Anxiety Disorder


Enuresis/Bedwetting


Tourette Syndrome


Major Depressive Disorder


Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depressive Illness


Schizophrenia


Eating Disorders


Conduct Disorder


Pervasive Developmental Disorder and Autism


Afterword


Appendix One: A Definition of Terms


Appendix Two: Resources and Support Groups


Appendix Three: Psychopharmacology at a Glance


Index