A Multidisciplinary Handbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health for Front-line Professionals, Third Edition, 3rd Edition, 9781785920523
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Understand and support young minds: a vital handbook for all practitioners.

A Multidisciplinary Handbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health for Front-line Professionals, Third Edition, 3rd Edition

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    328 pages

  • Release Date

    14 December 2017

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Summary

This handbook provides a succinct introduction to child mental health, covering the nature, prevalence, treatment and management of mental health problems in children and young people.

The authors explore a range of issues surrounding the emotional needs of young people, showing how specific problems such as ADHD and learning difficulties can be targeted, while also recognising diversity issues and paying particular attention to at-risk groups. This edition is updated to reflect curre…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781785920523
ISBN-10:1785920529
Author:Nisha Dogra, Andrew Parkin, Clay Frake, Fiona Warner-Gale
Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:328
Edition:3rd
Release Date:14 December 2017
Weight:475g
Dimensions:228mm x 152mm x 24mm
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Critics Review

Helpful to both new and more experienced workers in the field or for those just wanting to understand more about individual topics. It gives consideration to the wider concept of mental health and how problems develop as well as using case studies to illustrate the conditions seen. A helpful and informative text. – Cathy Laver-Bradbury Consultant Nurse Solent NHS author of Step by Step Help for children with ADHD-A self help manual for parentsThe handbook is a valuable third edition at a time of changing landscapes in CAMHS provision. With the demands and knowledge required by universal services to support, help and understand children, young people and family mental health undiminished, this up to date text is a welcome guide for both practitioners and students. – Maddie Burton, Senior Lecturer Child and Adolescent Mental Health, University of Worcester

About The Author

Nisha Dogra

Nisha Dogra BM, DC H, MRC Psych, MA, PhD is Professor of Psychiatry Education and Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Leicester.

Andrew Parkin FRANZCP, MRCPsych, PGCert PubHealth (Forensic Psychiatry), BM, BS, BMedSci (Hons), PhD is a child psychiatrist in New South Wales, Australia.

Fiona Warner-Gale RMN, BSc (Hons), MA (Research Methodology), MA (Management), PhD, is an Honorary Visiting Fellow in Children’s Mental Health at the University of Northampton, and the Director of an independent organisation that specialises in transforming children’s and young people’s mental health services.

Clay Frake RMN, MSc is a senior clinical nurse specialist at Leicestershire Child and Mental Health Services, and is also a UKCP registered family therapist.

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