Child Mental Health and the Legal System
Child Mental Health and the Legal System For mental health professionals as well as other professionals who interact with children and families, there are many situations where work with the…
Mental Health in Schools
Mental Health in Schools ISSUES IN SCHOOL CONSULTATION Since almost all children attend school and since children with mental health problems do not leave their problems at the door when…
Abuse and Neglect
Abuse and Neglect Child abuse and neglect is an important phenomenon with a long and complex history. The Bible refers to the near sacrifice of Jacob by Abraham. Throughout much…
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Effects of Trauma
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Effects of Trauma BACKGROUND Trauma-Related Disorders is a category of psychiatric disorders in which exposure to a traumatic event is listed explicitly as a diagnostic criterion….
Substance Use Disorders
Substance Use Disorders BACKGROUND Use and abuse of alcohol and narcotic substances have occurred throughout history. Advances in chemistry during the 19th and 20th centuries led to the formulation of…
Sleep and Sleep Disorders
Sleep and Sleep Disorders BACKGROUND There have been major advances in understanding sleep and sleep problems in both children and adults over the past several decades. This began with the…
Gender Disorders and Gender Dysphoria
Gender Disorders and Gender Dysphoria BACKGROUND Gender identity refers to a person’s fundamental sense of their own gender. For most children, an awareness of core gender identity (one’s sense of…
Disorders of Elimination: Enuresis and Encopresis
Disorders of Elimination: Enuresis and Encopresis BACKGROUND Helping children acquire bowel and bladder control is, of course, a long-standing problem to parents throughout history (Glicklich, 1951). Typically, this is accomplished…
Somatic Symptoms and Somatoform Disorders
Somatic Symptoms and Somatoform Disorders BACKGROUND Persistent somatic symptoms and complaints are present in many children and adolescents and cause both suffering and functional impairment (Dell & Campo, 2011; Marwah…
Eating and Feeding Disorders
Eating and Feeding Disorders BACKGROUND Eating is of obvious and critical importance to the development, health, and, indeed, the survival of children. Eating is among the very earliest of the…
