PARENTING A TROUBLED TEEN

This book is for parents or mental health providers of teens struggling with mild-tosevere emotion dysregulation problems, including depression, anger, fear, anxiety, selfmutilating behaviors, and suicidal behavior.

Parents of teens who experience extreme emotions—either as a result of a mental health diagnosis, such as bipolar or borderline personality disorder (BPD), autism, or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or
simply because they're highly emotional—probably need help. And parents at their wit's end may have difficulty managing their own emotions and responses. This book will teach readers to observe the thoughts, feelings, and sensations that drive their own parenting behaviors, and how these behaviors can impact their teen. With this guide, readers will have the tools they need to put an end to the cycle of conflict.

Patricia E. Zurita Ona, PsyD, is the director of the East Bay Behavior Therapy Center. She has significant experience working with individuals with mood, anxiety, and eating disorders. The coauthor of Mind and Emotions, which received a “Self-Help Seal of Merit” from the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Zurita resides in Walnut Creek, CA.