The book covers all the core aspects of child and adolescent mental health, starting with the background to emotional and behavioural problems and looking at models and tools for assessment and treatment before examining specific problems encountered in children, young people, and their families from different cultural backgrounds. Key features clear theoretical framework for each topic integrated disciplinary approach case studies information about other resources available to professionals and families, including new government initiatives New for the second edition updated and revised with the latest references and theories sections on the influence of genetics on behaviour, working with children with learning difficulties, evidence-based paediatric and psychological developments multiple choice questions for revision and testing new quick-reference format This is an essential text for all professionals working with children, young people, and their families, including student and practitioner psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, mental health nurses, and social care specialists.
Although often unaware of the problem at onset, children who stutter eventually may try to decrease the problem by changing ... problems develop after a period of normal development, typically as a result of a neurological or medical ...
The papers included in this volume highlight research and practice in child and adolescent mental health from around the world.
Recognizing that clinicians need to use DSM-5 criteria and evidence-based treatment protocols to formulate treatment plans, the authors designed this book for all levels of experience.
This innovative text models teamwork across a variety of disciplines and encourages students to develop connections across communities and systems to promote child and adolescent mental health.
Blader, J. C., & Carlson, G. A. (2007). Increased rates of bipolar disorder diagnoses among U.S. Child, adolescent, and adult inpatients, 1996e2004. Biological Psychiatry, 62(2), 107e114. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.11.006.
Fiona Smith, Adviser in Children's and Young People's Nursing, Royal College of Nursing, UK --
This book creates an opportunity for experts to use interdisciplinary approaches and perspectives, and provides evidence-based knowledge to deal with the stresses of children and adolescents living in poverty, difficult socioeconomic ...
There are three overarching themes of this book.
A fully updated version of the successful second edition, this book provides an accessible introduction to child mental health, covering the nature, prevalence, treatment and management of mental health problems in children and young people ...
Spans child and adolescent psychiatry Includes many practical tips on successful assessment and treatment techniques Comprehensive coverage of topics, written in an accessible style by international experts in the field Up to date ...