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Positive Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Fighting Stigma and Promoting Resiliency examines the main mechanisms involved in improving mental health in children and adolescents, including social and biological processes, as well as effective treatments. By taking into account diverse settings and cultures, the book combines academic, research, and clinical contributions and sets forth how it can be translated into effective clinical practice. In addition, the book promotes the study, treatment, care, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and disabilities involving children, adolescents, and their families, and includes emerging knowledge on mental health problems and good practice in child and adolescent psychiatry as relayed by experts from around the world.

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Author:   Matthew Hodes (Imperial College London, and Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom) ,  Susan Shur-Fen Gau (Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University (NTU) Hospital)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780128043943

ISBN 10:   0128043946
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   24 June 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Positive Mental Health—What Is It, How Is It Recognized, and Can It Be Achieved? Chapter 2. ICD-11—Comparison With DSM-5 and Implications for Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 3. Disorders of Brain Development: Understanding Childhood Psychopathology Chapter 4. Genetic Process in Resilience and Vulnerability and the Consequence of Abuse Chapter 5. Resilience and Developmental Health in Autism Spectrum Disorder Chapter 6. Mental Health Promotion for Indigenous Youth Chapter 7. Psychological Consequences of Parental Migration for Left-Behind Children Chapter 8. Mental Health Literacy for Students and Teachers: A “School Friendly” Approach Chapter 9. Transforming Cultures for the Mental Health Care of Young People: The Service Reform Imperative Chapter 10. Evidence-Based Parenting Interventions: Current Perspectives and Clinical Strategies Chapter 11. Psychopharmacological Treatment for Depression in Children and Adolescents: Promoting Recovery and Resilience Chapter 12. Treatment of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents Chapter 13. Seclusion in the Management of Highly Disturbed Children and Adolescents

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Matthew Hodes, MBBS BSc MSc PhD FRCPsych, is currently Honorary Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Imperial College London, and Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, CNWL NHS Foundation Trust. His research interests are social and cultural psychiatry, including refugee mental health, the interface between mental and physical health, and evidence-based approaches to treatment. He is currently the Lead Editor for the Monographs of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professionals (IACAPAP). Susan Shur-Fen Gau, MDChild and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinical Services at National Taiwan University Hospital, specializing in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Gau’s research interests include pharmacoepidemiology, sleep medicine, and clinical, neuropsychological, brain imaging, and genetic studies on attention-deficit hyper activity disorder and autism spectrum disorders.

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