Review

Psychotherapy for Children with Bipolar and Depressive Disorders

By Mary A Fristad, Jill S Goldberg Arnold, Jarrod M Leffler (The Guildford Press, 25.60, ISBN 9781609182014)

Written by three American clinicians, this text examines the wide variety of strategies available for working with families of children with mood disorders and relates this to the latest research. There is information on how children learn to identify and manage mood states while parents learn essential skills for problem-solving, crisis management, and improving family functioning.