Managing Children With Psychiatric Problems - Softcover

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Managing Children with Psychiatric Problems is an authoritative guide to the current treatments and services available. Written for paediatricians and all other health workers caring for children, it addresses the practical side of psychological management. The book is split into three distinct sections:

• Overview of the disorders and types of treatment
• Specific types of treatment
• Liaising with other services

This edition has been revised and reshaped to embrace the many changes since the book was first published. Major influences have been the growth of evidence-based practice in psychological medicine and in liaison work with other services, and new chapters have been contributed on:

• Cognitive and interpersonal therapies
• Liaison with educational services
• Working together with primary care providers
• Legal aspect

With a new attractive format including case histories and useful summary boxes, the information is directly related to the reader s experience and needs.