Issues on Clinical Child Psychology

Series Editors: Michael C. Roberts, University of Kansas – Lawrence, Kansas Lizette Peterson,† University of Missouri – Columbia, Missouri

CHILDREN AND DISASTERSEdited by Conway F. Saylor

HANDBOOK OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH RISH BEHAVIOREdited by Ralph J. DiClemente, William B. Hansen, and Lynn E. Ponton

HANDBOOK OF BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS IN GIRLSEdited by Debora Bell, Sharon L. Foster, and Eric J. Mash

HANDBOOK OF CHILD ABUSE RESEARCH AND TREATMENTEdited by T. Steuart Watson and Frank M. Gresham

HANDBOOK OF CHILDREN’S COPING: Linking Theory and InterventionEdited by Sharlene A. Wolchik and Irwin N. Sandler

HANDBOOK OF DEPRESSION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTSEdited by William M. Reynolds and Hugh F. Johnson

HANDBOOK OF INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIESEdited by John W. Jacobson,† James A. Mulick, and Johannes Rojahn

HANDBOOK OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND FAMILIESEdited by Ric G. Steele and Michael C. Roberts

HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOTHERPAIES WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIESEdited by Sandra W. Russ and Thomas H. Ollendick

HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC AND CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGYEdited by Dennis Drotar

HANDBOOK OF SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH: Advancing Practice and ResearchEdited by Mark D. Weist, Steven W. Evans, and Nancy A. Lever

INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF PHOBIC AND ANXIETY DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTSEdited by Thomas H. Ollendick, Neville J. King, and William Yule

MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS WITH PRESCHOOL CHILDRENEdited by Robert D. Lyman and Toni L. Hembree-Kigin

SCHOOL CONSULTATION: Conceptual and Empirical Bases of PracticeWilliam P. Erchul and Brian K. Martens

SUCCESSFUL PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTSJoseph A. Durlak

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ISBN-13: 978-0-387-73310-4 (Soft cover)ISBN-13: 978-0-306-47337-2 (Hard cover)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2007933838

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataMark D. Weist, Steven Evans, and Nancy Lever Handbook of school mental health p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. School children—Mental health services—United States—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. School psychology—United States—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Clinical psychology—United States—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Weist, Mark D. II. Evans, Steven, Ph.D. III. Lever, Nancy

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Mark D. WeistUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreMaryland 21201

Nancy A. LeverUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreMaryland 21201

Steven W. EvansJames Madison UniversityHarrisonburg,Virginia 22807

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