Managing Children With Psychiatric Problems

Managing Children with Psychiatric Problems "is an authoritative guide to the current treatments and services available. Written for paediatricians and all other health workers caring for children, it addresses the practical side of psychological management. The book is split into three distinct sections:
Overview of the disorders and types of treatment
Specific types of treatment
Liaising with other services

This edition has been revised and reshaped to embrace the many changes since the book was first published. Major influences have been the growth of evidence-based practice in psychological medicine and in liaison work with other services, and new chapters have been contributed on:
Cognitive and interpersonal therapies
Liaison with educational services
Working together with primary care providers
Legal aspect

With a new attractive format including case histories and useful summary boxes, the information is directly related to the reader's experience and needs.

This is a book which gives an overview of the main treatments and procedures in child and adolescent psychiatry. It describes the different treatment approaches, indications for treatment and results and procedures for liaising with other services - for example inpatient psychiatric units and courts. The book aims to help all clinicians to identify and manage children with psychiatric disorders.