Psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in adolescence (pp. 205-213)
Authors: Helen D Pratt
Abstract: Psychotherapy alone or in conjunction with pharmacotherapy can be powerful tools in helping youth manage or eliminate negative outcomes of mental and behavioral disorders. Determining which treatments qualify as evidenced-based treatments is controversial. Behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapies are most often identified as well-established treatments for specific mental and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents. Therapists should have training with youth and for treating their specific problems.