Practical child psychiatry : the clinician's guide / Bryan Lask, Sharon Taylor, Kenneth P. Nunn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lask, Bryan.

Taylor, Sharon, MB

Nunn, Kenneth P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child psychiatry.

Adolescent psychiatry.

Child mental health.

Mental Disorders.

Psychotherapy.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Disorders.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 381 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : BMJ Books, 2003.

Summary:

The majority of children with mental health problems are managed by general practitioners, paediatricians, and other allied health care workers, who are not necessarily trained in child and adolescent mental health. This book is written especially for these groups. Two principles form the basis for this clinically oriented text: the need first to give due consideration to physical, social and psychological factors, both in assessment and in treatment, and second to take an eclectic and personalised approach to treatment. Major features of Practical Child Psychiatry are the clear, concise presentation of the authoritative information, based on shared experience from leading centres in the UK, Australia and Canada, and the emphasis on the practicalities of working with this vulnerable and challenging group of young patients.

Contents:

Section I A bird's eye view 1

2. Assessment 14

Section II The clinical picture 19

3. Fears and anxieties 21

4. Post-traumatic stress disorder 34

5. The disruptive disorders 39

6. Depression and suicidality 54

7. Substance misuse 69

8. Feeding and eating problems 78

9. Habits, mannerisms, tics, obsessions and compulsions 90

10. Sleep problems 98

11. Enuresis and encopresis 106

12. Psychosis 113

13. Somatisation 127

14. Psychiatric aspects of the medically ill child 134

15. Psychological aspects of learning disability 152

16. Autistic spectrum disorders 175

17. Neurodevelopmental disorders 189

18. The maltreated child 209

19. The bereaved child 224

20. The dying child 236

Section III Treatment 241

21. Treatment overview 243

22. Parental and family treatment 253

23. Psychotherapy 266

24. Cognitive behavioural therapy 281

25. Psychopharmacology 290

26. The child's view 353.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0727915932

OCLC:

52302342