Seminars in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Core resource for trainees in child and adolescent psychiatry, full of latest updates in CAMHS by experts across developmental stages.

Shermin Imran (Edited by)

9781009114233, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 October 2025

400 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.1 cm, 0.603 kg

Recent reports have suggested that child and adolescent mental health in the UK is in crisis. It is more important than ever for informative and up-to-date information on this topic. This updated and revised core resource is essential for those working or training in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. Featuring new chapters that address key disorders and service provisions, the book covers anxiety disorders, mood disorders, specialised services, and developmental theories. From assessment to outcome, normal development to unusual syndromes and theoretical perspectives to treatment, this is a clear and invaluable overview of the field. Part of The College Seminars series, and directly mapped to the MRCPsych curriculum, this book is a key resource for psychiatric trainees.

1. Children's mental health services in context Prathiba Chitsabesan, Paula Lavis and Guy Northover
2. Normal childhood development
theories and influence Reshmi Nijjar and Dushyanthan Mahadevan
3. Risk factors for childhood psychopathology Joanne L. Doherty and Alka S. Ahuja
4. Infant mental health Zoë Davidson and Anne McFadyen
5. Classification and epidemiology Josephine Holland, Kapil Sayal and Elena Garralda
6. Law in relation to children and young people Tina Irani, John O Brien and Shermin Imran
7. What does a good assessment in children and adolescents look like? Kishan Sharma and Rachel Elvins
8. Neurodevelopmental disorders in children and young people Catherine J. Gregory, Hannah Slevin and Shruti Garg
9. Intellectual disabilities in children and young people Mark Lovell and Ashley Liew
10. Antisocial behaviours in young people Paul A Tiffin and Oliver O'Mara
11. Attachment, anxiety disorders and experience of trauma in children and adolescent Emma Williams and Bridie Gallagher
12. Self-harm and suicide in young people Mindy Reeves, Eleni Frisira and David Kingsley
13. Mood disorders in young people Amy McCulloch, Stephen Connery Adams, Aditya Sharma and Bernadka Dubicka
14. Psychosis in children and adolescents Sofia Manolesou and Marinos Kyriakopoulos
15. Substance misuse in young people Paul McArdle and Eilish Gilvarry
16. Evolving perspectives on eating disorders: from diagnosis to digital therapies Dasha Nicholls and Cecily M. Donnelly
17. Benefits and risks of the digital world Alka S. Ahuja and Gemma Johns
18. Bodily distress disorder and dissociative disorders Charlotte Ulrikka Rask and Karen Hansen Kallesøe
19. Psychosocial approaches in CAMHS Shaziyah Afzal, Samantha Todd and Paul Wallis
20. Gender diversity and mental health in young people Akhgar Ghassabian,Melissa Santos and Tonya White
21. Mental health prevention in services for children Carmen Chan, Matthew Lister and Nick Hindley
22. Moving from models of liaison psychiatry to psychological medicine: new approaches Isabel Paz, Kate Green, Harriet Stewart, Karen Steinhardt and Mina Fazel
23. Forensic mental health services for young people Oliver White
Index.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ]