Handbook of Depression in Children and Adolescents

542 Pages·2007·2.57 MB·English

by  John R. Z. Abela PhD

HANDBOOK OF DEPRESSION
IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Handbook of
Depression in
Children and
Adolescents
Edited by
John R. Z. Abela
Benjamin L. Hankin
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To my parents, John and Kathleen Abela,
and my partner, Hubert Comtois.
Thank for your never-ending love, guidance, and support.
I owe where I am today, in large part, to you.
—John R. Z. Abela
To my parents, Lawrence and Lee Hankin,
and my wife, Michelle, and children, Noah and Jacob.
Your support, laughter, and love are invaluable
and make all things possible.
—Benjamin L. Hankin
About the Editors
John R. Z. Abela, PhD, is Associate Professor and William Dawson
ScholarintheDepartmentsofPsychologyandPsychiatryatMcGillUniversityandDirec-
tor of the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Clinic at Montreal Children’s Hospital. A clinical
psychologist,Dr.Abelaisatwo-timerecipientoftheYoungInvestigatorAwardfromthe
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, among many other
awards. His research on cognitive and interpersonal vulnerability to depression in chil-
dren, adolescents, and adults has also been funded by the National Institute of Mental
Health, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canada Foundation for Innova-
tion, the Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Psychiatric
Research Foundation.
BenjaminL.Hankin,PhD,isAssistantProfessorofPsychologyattheUni-
versityofSouthCarolina.Dr.Hankinisadevelopmentalpsychopathologistinterestedin
vulnerabilityandstressmodelstodepression.Hisresearchondepressionhasbeenfunded
by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Science Foundation, the
National Cancer Institute, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He has served on the editorial boards of several
journals, including Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, and Journal of Clinical Child and
AdolescentPsychology,andhasreceivedawardsfromtheSocietyforResearchinPsycho-
pathology and the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
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Contributors
Jamie L. Abaied, MA, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign,
Champaign, Illinois
John R. Z. Abela, PhD, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada
Afroze Anjum, PsyD, Toronto District School Board, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Shelli Avenevoli, PhD, Division of Pediatric Translational Research and Treatment Development,
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Mental Health, National
Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Theodore W. Bender, BS, Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee,
Florida
Steven M. Brunwasser, BA, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Michigan
Catherine Cheely, BS, Department of Psychology, Barnwell College, University of South
Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
C. Emily Durbin, PhD, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Thalia C. Eley, PhD, Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of
Psychiatry, King’s College, London, London, United Kingdom
Ilyan Ferrer, BA, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Melissa Fisher, MS, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Megan Flynn, MA, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign,
Champaign, Illinois
Eric Fombonne, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill
University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Derek R. Freres, MA, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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viii Contributors
Jane E. Gillham, PhD, Department of Psychology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore,
Pennsylvania, and Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Golda S. Ginsburg, PhD, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Sherryl H. Goodman, PhD, Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Michelle Greenberg, MS, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin,
Texas
Benjamin L. Hankin, PhD, Department of Psychology, Barnwell College, University of South
Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Jennifer Hargrave, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin,
Texas
Kate L. Harkness, PhD, Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario,
Canada
Jenny Herren, MS, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Brooke Hersh, MS, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Nora Hilmy, BA, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Thomas E. Joiner, Jr., PhD, Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee,
Florida
Ronald C. Kessler, PhD, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
Massachusetts
Erin Knight, BA, Section on Developmental Genetic Epidemiology, Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Program, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Mental Health,
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Jennifer Y. F. Lau, PhD, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, Department of Health and
Human Services, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda,
Maryland
Margaret N. Lumley, PhD, Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario,
Canada
Chad McWhinnie, BA, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada
Kathleen Ries Merikangas, PhD, Section on Developmental Genetic Epidemiology, Mood and
Anxiety Disorders Program, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of
Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Laura Mufson, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and
Surgeons, and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
Amélie Nantel-Vivier, BA, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada
Robert O. Pihl, PhD, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Tayyab Rashid, PhD, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Contributors ix
Mark A. Reinecke, PhD, Division of Psychology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern
University, Chicago, Illinois
Karen D. Rudolph, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana–
Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Edward A. Selby, BS, BA, Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee,
Florida
Daphna M. Shafir, BA, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Susan H. Spence, PhD, Faculty of Health, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
Kevin D. Stark, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Erin Tully, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kimberly A. Van Orden, MS, Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee,
Florida
Emily Wetter, BA, Department of Psychology, Barnwell College, University of South Carolina,
Columbia, South Carolina
Tracy K. Witte, MS, Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Jami F. Young, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and
Surgeons, and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
Suzanne Zinck, MD, IWK Children’s Health Centre/Maritime Psychiatry, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada