The management of child and adolescent psychiatric emergencies Gillian C. Forrest ‘Child’ is used throughout this chapter to refer to anyone aged under 18, to avoid the repetition of ‘child…
Organization of services for children and adolescents with mental health problems Miranda Wolpert Introduction This chapter aims to guide the thinking of practitioners who might be involved in developing services…
Residential care for social reasons Leslie Hicks Ian Sinclair Introduction Residential care for the young is an elusive object of study. Provided in the past by establishments as diverse as…
Medication for children and adolescents: current issues Paramala J. Santosh Introduction Problems of mental health and behaviour in children are multidisciplinary in nature and optimal treatment is often multimodal. This…
Caregiver-mediated interventions for children and families Philip A. Fisher Elizabeth A. Stormshak This chapter summarizes interventions that have been developed to address child and adolescent behaviour problems and externalizing disorders…
Cognitive behaviour therapies for children and families Philip Graham Introduction Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is derived from both behavioural and cognitive theories. Using concepts such as operant conditioning and reinforcement,…
Psychodynamic child psychotherapy Peter Fonagy Mary Target Introduction Psychodynamic psychotherapy for children is based on a range of assumptions concerning mental functioning that have gradually evolved over the past 100…
Counselling and psychotherapy for children John B. Pearce Introduction There is a remarkable lack of high quality research to support an evidence base for counselling and psychotherapy for children. And…
The child as witness Anne E. Thompson John B. Pearce Introduction In the last 20 years, many societies have paid greater attention to children’s rights and the importance of protecting…
The effects of bereavement in childhood Dora Black David Trickey Introduction Bereavement is not an illness in itself, although it may cause illness or predispose to one. The reaction to…
