ABSTRACT
Essential Reading for clinicians, managers and researchers in child psychiatry, this authoritative book provides accessible coverage of essential theory as well as clear practical guidance to inpatient child psychiatric treatment. This method of treatment has fallen out of fashion in recent years in favour of community-based care, but remains a useful setting for treating more seriously ill patients.
Bringing together contributions from across the profession, this book covers the 'state-of-the-art' in current clinical treatment, and sets a bold new agenda for the future, arguing that inpatient child psychiatric units retain great potential for creative, effective, relevant treatment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|36 pages
The current context
part II|35 pages
Treatment process
part III|81 pages
Therapeutic elements in in-patient treatment
part IV|32 pages
Team organisation and dynamics
part V|143 pages
Critical areas of management
part VI|16 pages
Research
part VIII|37 pages
Management and finance
part VIII|28 pages
Other residential options
part IX|14 pages
Conclusions