Cognitive-behavioral therapy in children and adolescents

The use of cognitive-behavioral therapy in children and adolescents has its own specifics. It is necessary to modify the methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy and adapt them to the age characteristics of children. The challenge for the practitioner is to translate abstract concepts into simple, concrete everyday examples. For involvement of children in cognitive-behavioral therapy it is neccessary to assess their basic skills, to understand developmental issues in children and adolescents, and to identify general problems of cognitive-behavioral therapy with adolescents that is described in this article.