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Positive Mental Health, Fighting Stigma and Promoting Resiliency for Children and Adolescents
By addressing the main mechanisms involved in improving mental health in children and adolescents, including social and biological processes, as well as effective treatments, this book provides an in-depth account of the current research and practice in child and adolescent mental health
Matthew Hodes (Author), Susan Shur-Fen Gau (Author)
9780128043943, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 24 June 2016
306 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg
Positive Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Fighting Stigma and Promoting Resiliency examines the main mechanisms involved in improving mental health in children and adolescents, including social and biological processes, as well as effective treatments. By taking into account diverse settings and cultures, the book combines academic, research, and clinical contributions and sets forth how it can be translated into effective clinical practice. In addition, the book promotes the study, treatment, care, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and disabilities involving children, adolescents, and their families, and includes emerging knowledge on mental health problems and good practice in child and adolescent psychiatry as relayed by experts from around the world.
Chapter 1. Positive Mental Health—What Is It, How Is It Recognized, and Can It Be Achieved? Chapter 2. ICD-11—Comparison With DSM-5 and Implications for Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 3. Disorders of Brain Development: Understanding Childhood Psychopathology Chapter 4. Genetic Process in Resilience and Vulnerability and the Consequence of Abuse Chapter 5. Resilience and Developmental Health in Autism Spectrum Disorder Chapter 6. Mental Health Promotion for Indigenous Youth Chapter 7. Psychological Consequences of Parental Migration for Left-Behind Children Chapter 8. Mental Health Literacy for Students and Teachers: A “School Friendly? Approach Chapter 9. Transforming Cultures for the Mental Health Care of Young People: The Service Reform Imperative Chapter 10. Evidence-Based Parenting Interventions: Current Perspectives and Clinical Strategies Chapter 11. Psychopharmacological Treatment for Depression in Children and Adolescents: Promoting Recovery and Resilience Chapter 12. Treatment of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents Chapter 13. Seclusion in the Management of Highly Disturbed Children and Adolescents
Subject Areas: Psychotherapy [MMJT], Child & developmental psychology [JMC]