ABSTRACT
This textbook provides an overview of child and adolescent mental health. The text covers all core aspects on the subject, from the importance of knowing why mental health in children is important, to how to assess, formulate and treat a variety of presentations seen in children and young people.
Beginning with an overview of conditions and the background to emotional and behavioural problems, the book examines the different models and tools used to assess and treat children and young people and provides an outline of the practitioners working to help this population. Chapters consider the many diverse identities and groups within the population, addressing specific problems encountered in children, young people and their families from different cultural backgrounds. This revised edition addresses issues of current public debate such as gender identity and the role of social media in children's and young people’s development and behaviour.
Featuring authors from a variety of clinical and research backgrounds, this fully revised third edition is an important resource 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|44 pages
An Introduction to Children and Young People’s Mental Health
part II|142 pages
The Physical and Psychological Development of Children and Young People
part III|36 pages
Trauma
part IV|38 pages
The Assessment of Children and Young People’s Mental Health
part V|142 pages
Mental Health Issues Presenting in Children and Young People
chapter 41|12 pages
Juvenile Disruptive Behaviour Disorders
part VI|112 pages
Therapeutic Approaches to Working with Children, Young People and their Families
chapter 55|6 pages
General Principles of Clinical Psychopharmacology in Children and Adolescents
part VII|114 pages
Making Sense of Available Services