Facilitating pathways : care, treatment and prevention in child and adolescent mental health / edited by H. Remschmidt, M. Belfer, P. Goodyer.
Contributor(s): Remschmidt, Helmut
| Belfer, M | Goodyer, P.
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BookPublisher: Berlin ; London : Springer, 2004Description: x,450 p. ; 25cm.ISBN: 3540210881 (hbk.); 9783540210887.Subject(s): Child mental health | Teenagers -- Mental health | Adolescent psychiatry | Child psychiatry | Health and Wellbeing | Clinical & internal medicine | Paediatric medicine | Psychiatry | Public health & preventive medicine | Neurology & clinical neurophysiology | PsychotherapyDDC classification: 618.9289 FAC Summary: Looking at the current state of child and adolescent mental health in an international perspective, this text reviews the systems of care, services and interventions in selected areas of the world.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Multidisciplinary and trans-cultural ...
This book provides an up-to-date review of the current state of care, treatment and prevention in child and adolescent mental health from multidisciplinary and trans-cultural perspectives. Systems of care, services and interventions in selected parts of the world are described by leading experts with a focus on
the current status of services in the respective parts of the world
the major needs and deficits in identifying mental health problems in children and adolescents (awareness and diagnosis)
the major needs in treatment, care and prevention
realistic proposals on how to improve the situation of children and adolescents who suffer from, or are at risk for, mental health problems.
In addition, the major principles and strategies of treatment and intervention are described, on an empirical basis, using a selected number of treatment approaches and treatment settings as examples.
Finally, the possibilities, strategies and limitations of early detection and prevention are reviewed with the aim of improving the living conditions of children and families in need of mental health support.
... a valuable resource for mental health workers all over the world!
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Looking at the current state of child and adolescent mental health in an international perspective, this text reviews the systems of care, services and interventions in selected areas of the world.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- I Systems of Care and Services: A Global Perspective
- 1 Epidemiology as a Basis for the Conception and Planning of Services (p. 3)
- 2 Systems of Care: A Global Perspective (p. 16)
- 3 Systems of Care in Europe (p. 27)
- 4 Systems of Care in North America (p. 35)
- 5 Systems of Care in South America (p. 42)
- 6 Systems of Care in Australia (p. 52)
- 7 Systems of Care in Asia (p. 58)
- 8 Systems of Care in Africa (p. 71)
- 9 Setting Up Services in Difficult Circumstances (p. 89)
- II Principles and Strategies of Treatment/Intervention
- 10 Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents: Strategies, Strengths, and Limitations (p. 103)
- 11 What Works for Whom? Differential Indications for Treatment/Intervention (p. 119)
- 12 Individual and Group Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents (p. 140)
- 13 Family Therapy (p. 164)
- 14 Innovative Interventions in the Community (p. 187)
- 15 Medications (p. 208)
- 16 Outcomes of Treatment (p. 222)
- III Prevention and Early Detection
- 17 Interventions that are CURRES: Cost-Effective, Useful, Realistic, Robust, Evolving, and Sustainable (p. 235)
- 18 Prevention of Risks for Mental Health Problems: Lessons Learned in Examining the Prevention of Depression in Families (p. 245)
- 19 Prevention and Early Detection of Developmental Disorders (p. 256)
- 20 Prevention and Early Detection of Emotional Disorders (p. 272)
- 21 Prevention and Early Detection of Conduct Disorder and Delinquency (p. 287)
- 22 Early Detection and Prevention of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (p. 301)
- 23 Prevention and Intervention in Primary Care (p. 313)
- 24 Prevention and Intervention in School Settings (p. 326)
- Subject Index (p. 335)