Philantha Kon, M.D., Ph.D.
Philantha Kon, M.D., Ph.D.
Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatry
Resources
Clinical Assessment Scales
Behavior Rating Scale (BRS)
SNAP scale (for ADHD)
Teacher's Rating Scale (for ADHD)
S.C.A.R.E.D. questionnaire (for anxiety)
CY-BOCS (for OCD)
Depression Scale (CES-DC)
Websites
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) www.aacap.org (Facts for Families)
- American Psychiatric Association (APA) www.psych.org (ParentsMedGuide, PhysiciansMedGuide)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) www.aap.org
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) www.nimh.nih.gov
- National Institute of Health (NIH) www.nih.gov
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) www.samhsa.gov (Health Information Center)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org
- Mental Health America www.mentalhealthamerica.net
- UCLA Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences www.psychiatry.ucla.edu
- Mayo Clinic www.mayoclinic.com
- Crisis hotline (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-TALK) www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
- The Annenberg Foundation Trust Adolescent Mental Health Initiative www.copecaredeal.org
- Families for Depression Awareness www.familyaware.org
- Parents' Medication Guide www.parentsmedguide.org
- Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF) www.bpkids.org
- Kid's Health www.kidshealth.org
- Help Guide www.helpguide.org
- Autism Speaks www.autismspeaks.org
- Understanding Autism www.autism.yale.edu
Books
Parenting:
Between Parent and Child- Haim Ginott, 2003
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child- John Gottman, 1998
The Explosive Child- Ross Greene, 2001
Win the Whining War & Other Skirmishes: A Family Peace Plan- Cynthia Whitham, 1991
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk- Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, 1999
Parenting Teens with Love and Logic- Foster Cline and Jim Fay, 2006 (how to set limits with empathy)
Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager- Anthony Wolf, 2002
Anxiety:
Helping Your Anxious Child- Ronald Rapee, 2008
Freeing Your Child From Anxiety- Tamar Chansky, 2004
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy:
Coping Cat Workbook- Philip Kendall, 2006 (children)
Mind over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think- Dennis Greenberger & Christine Padesky, 1995 (adolescents and adults)
ADHD:
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing & Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood- Ed Hallowell MD, 1995
Development:
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys- Dan Kindlon & Michael Thompson, 2000
In A Different Voice- Carol Gilligan, 1993 (girls)
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls- Mary Pipher, 2005
Sex:
A Chicken’s Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids About Sex, Kevin Leman & Kathy Flores Bell, 2009
Emergency Services
For life-threatening emergencies, call 911 or proceed to the nearest ER.
For help with a suicidal crisis or other mental health emergency, call
ACCESS at (800) 854-7771 for the Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams (PMRT), Psychiatric Emergency Teams (PET), or Emergency Response Teams (ERT).
TYY for Hearing Impaired (562) 651-2549