Increasing awareness of child and adolescent mental health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by M. Elena Garralda and Jean-Philippe Raynaud

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791495003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : Jason Aronson, c2010
• ISBN: 1-282-71354-X; 9786612713545; 0-7657-0663-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Collana: IACAPAP book series
• Altri autori (Persone): GarraldaM. Elena; RaynaudJean-Philippe <1960->
• Disciplina: 618.9289
• Soggetti: Child mental health services; Teenagers - Mental health services; Child psychiatry; Adolescent psychiatry
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; IACAPAP Book Series; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Influences on Child and Adolescent Mental Health; Chapter 1: From Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Problems to Service Utilization; Chapter 2: Family Structure and Children's Mental Health in Western Countries; Chapter 3: One-Child Policy and Child Mental Health; Chapter 4: Industrialization; Chapter 5: Child Refugee Mental Health; Part II: Individual Disorders/Problems; Chapter 6: The Boundaries of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Chapter 7: Changes in Psychiatric Problems of Children and Adolescents in JapanChapter 8: Trends in Autism Rates; Chapter 9: PTSD in Mothers Coping with Trauma in Their Children; Part III: Treatment and Services; Chapter 10: Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine; Chapter 11: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture); Chapter 12: Development of Child Mental Health Services in Central and Eastern Europe; Chapter 13: An Historical Approach to the Discovery and Promotion of Child Mental Health; Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: M. Elena Garralda and Jean-Philippe Raynaud aim to increase awareness of child and adolescent mental health within an international framework that gives special consideration to problems arising in different contexts around the world and through expert views supported by empirical evidence and considering clinical implications. Chapters address the effects on child mental health of issues including secular changes in family composition in both Western and Eastern countries, rapid industrialization, poverty, deprivation, adoption, refugee status, and aboriginal life. The book also considers eme