Depression/Emotion Regulation:

The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression by William Knaus
Unmasking Male Depression by Archibald Hart
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook by Matthew McKay
Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills for Helping You Manage Mood Swings, Control Angry Outbursts, and … by Sheri Van Dijk MSW
The Gift of Anger: Seven Steps to Uncover the Meaning of Anger and Gain Awareness, True Strength, and Peace by Marcia Cannon, PhD

Anxiety:

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne
The OCD Workbook by Hyman, Ph.D. and Pedrick, RN
Freeing Your Child From Anxiety by Tamar Chansky
Freeing Your Child From Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Tamar Chansky

Asperger’s Disorder:

The Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome by Tony Attwood
Aspergers From the Inside Out by John Carley
Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger’s Disorder: A Parent’s Guide by Kathryn Stewart
The Social Success Workbook for Teens: Skill-Building Activities for Teens with Nonverbal Learning Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and Other Social-Skill Problems by Cooper and Widdows

AD/HD:

10 Myths About ADHD and Why They Are Wrong – article by Dr. Thomas Brown
ADDitude Magazine
A Shared Focus: www.adhdsharedfocus.com
Help for AD/HD website: www.help4adhd.org
Children and Adults with AD/HD (CHADD): www.chadd.org
Focus MD (Group medical practice specializing in AD/HD): www.focus-md.com
Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach by Dawson and Guare
Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids, Third Edition by Timothy Wilens, MD
Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder by Hallowell
The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps by Orlov
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Barkley
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents (Revised Edition) by Barkley

Oppositional and Defiant Children and Adolescents:

Your Defiant Teen, Second Edition: 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship 2nd Edition by Russell Barkley, PhD, ABPP
The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child by Alan Kazdin, Ph.D.
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, by Ross Greene, Ph.D.
Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child, by Ross Greene, Ph.D.
What Your Explosive Child is Trying to Tell You, by Douglas Riley

Parent Resources:

Parenting with Love and Logic by Cline and Fay
SOS: Help for Parents by Lynn Clark
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen…And Listen So Kids Will Talk by Faber and Mazlish
Straight Talk about Psychological Testing for Kids by Braten, PhD and Felopulos, PhD

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