Child and adolescent mental health / edited by Usha S. Nayar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nayar, Usha S.

ebrary, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child mental health.

Developmental psychology.

Evidence-based psychotherapy.

Teenagers--Mental health.

Teenagers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 363 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book is a personal and professional journey of understanding mental health concerns of children and adolescents. Here, psychologists, psychoanalysts, medical professionals, educationists, social work professionals, sociologists, economists, media specialists, and child activists weave their knowledge around the development of children in contemporary society.

Children and adolescents have evolving capacities. They have competencies and perceptions different from adults when faced with the same situations or are placed in the same context; children and adolescents are not homogeneous.

The book takes into account that the everyday experiences and challenges of the current generation of children and adolescents are not just different, but at times even contrary to those of their parents and grandparents. Social interactions and negotiations of children and adolescents with members of their families, peers, neighborhood, teachers, and society are unique in this 21st century-a consequence of inhabiting a multicultural society, being active participants in an information and communication technology revolution, and entitled to age-appropriate rights as per the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section 1 Economics 1

1 Responding to Scarcity: Understanding Costs and Cost-effectiveness / Martin Knapp Knapp, Martin, David McDaid McDaid, David 3

Section 2 Clinical Case Studies 19

2 Childhood and Adolescent Depression / Raman Deep Pattanayak Pattanayak, Raman Deep, Manju Mehta Mehta, Manju 21

3 Suicidality among Children and Adolescents: Complexities and Challenges / Latha Nrugham Nrugham, Latha, Vandana Varma Prakash Prakash, Vandana Varma 39

Section 3 Special Contexts 55

4 Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in India / Shankar Das Das, Shankar, Ashima Das Das, Ashima, George Leibowitz Leibowitz, George 57

5 Youngsters, Antisociality, and Violence: The Case of Norway / Ragnhild Bjørnebekk Bjørnebekk, Ragnhild 75

6 Mental Health for the Media Generation: Balancing Coping and Riskiness / Usha S. Nayar Nayar, Usha S., Ingunn Hagen Hagen, Ingunn, Priya Nayar Nayar, Priya, Dan Y. Jacobsen Jacobsen, Dan Y. 96

Section 4 Schools And School Climate 113

7 Are Schools Injurious to Health? The Implicit Curriculum and Its Relation to Mental Health / Matthijs Cornelissen Cornelissen, Matthijs 115

8 Mental Health of Urban School-going Children in India / Neharika Vohra Vohra, Neharika, Esha Patnaik Patnaik, Esha 130

9 Resilience and Resourcefulness of Disadvantaged Children: Lotus in the Mud / Ajit K. Dalal Dalal, Ajit K. 142

Section 5 Child Welfare 157

10 Family Group Conferencing: Engaging the Family Culture for Improved Children's Mental Health Outcomes / Jeanette Schmid Schmid, Jeanette 159

11 Behavioral Parent Training with Abusive Parents / Patricia L. Kohl Kohl, Patricia L. 174

12 From Institutionalization to Family Settings: Rethinking Practices for Children and Youth with Mental Disabilities in Brazil / Irene Rizzini Rizzini, Irene, Neli de Almeida Almeida, Neli de 188

13 Child Welfare and Children's Mental Health Needs in the Context of Development: An Integrated (South African) Approach / Jeanette Schmid Schmid, Jeanette 200

Section 6 Interventions And Innovative Practices 217

14 Effect of Yoga on Mental Health in Children / Shirley Telles Telles, Shirley 219

15 Raga Therapy: Power of Music to Alleviate Academic Stress in Adolescents / Vandana Sharma Sharma, Vandana, Mamta Sharma Sharma, Mamta 227

16 Cultivating the Capacity to Care in Children and Youth: Implications from EI Theory, EI Self, and BEVI / Craig N. Shealy Shealy, Craig N., Devi Bhuyan Bhuyan, Devi, Lee G. Sternberger Sternberger, Lee G. 240

17 Research on Child Poverty and Development from a Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective: Examples of Studies in Argentina / Sebastián Javier Lipina Lipina, Sebastián Javier, María Soledad Segretin Segretin, María Soledad, María Julia Hermida Hermida, María Julia, Jorge Augusto Colombo Colombo, Jorge Augusto 256

18 Countering the Rush to Medication: Psychodynamic, Intergenerational, and Cultural Considerations in Understanding Children's Psychic Distress / Michael O'Loughlin O'Loughlin, Michael 275

Section 7 Country Focus-Status, Policies, And Children's Voices 289

19 Family Structure in Ireland and Child Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes / Maeve Thornton Thornton, Maeve 291

20 Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Chile and Latin America / Helia Molina Molina, Helia, Paula Bedregal Bedregal, Paula, Maria Paz Guzman Guzman, Maria Paz 308

21 Children's Voices in the Psychologist's Office: Contributions about Mental Health from Peru / Beatriz Oré Oré, Beatriz, Martín Benavides Benavides, Martín 325

22 Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Contemporary India / Usha S. Nayar Nayar, Usha S., Shankar Das Das, Shankar 337.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

824698858

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.