Overview

Recent reports have suggested that child and adolescent mental health in the UK is in crisis. It is more important than ever for informative and up-to-date information on this topic. This updated and revised core resource is essential for those working or training in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. Featuring new chapters that address key disorders and service provisions, the book covers anxiety disorders, mood disorders, specialised services, and developmental theories. From assessment to outcome, normal development to unusual syndromes and theoretical perspectives to treatment, this is a clear and invaluable overview of the field. Part of The College Seminars series, and directly mapped to the MRCPsych curriculum, this book is a key resource for psychiatric trainees.

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Author:   Shermin Imran (Greater Manchester NHS Foundation Trust)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Weight:   0.603kg
ISBN:  

9781009114233

ISBN 10:   1009114239
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   30 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Children's mental health services in context Prathiba Chitsabesan, Paula Lavis and Guy Northover; 2. Normal childhood development; theories and influence Reshmi Nijjar and Dushyanthan Mahadevan; 3. Risk factors for childhood psychopathology Joanne L. Doherty and Alka S. Ahuja; 4. Infant mental health Zoë Davidson and Anne McFadyen; 5. Classification and epidemiology Josephine Holland, Kapil Sayal and Elena Garralda; 6. Law in relation to children and young people Tina Irani, John O Brien and Shermin Imran; 7. What does a good assessment in children and adolescents look like? Kishan Sharma and Rachel Elvins; 8. Neurodevelopmental disorders in children and young people Catherine J. Gregory, Hannah Slevin and Shruti Garg; 9. Intellectual disabilities in children and young people Mark Lovell and Ashley Liew; 10. Antisocial behaviours in young people Paul A Tiffin and Oliver O'Mara; 11. Attachment, anxiety disorders and experience of trauma in children and adolescent Emma Williams and Bridie Gallagher;12. Self-harm and suicide in young people Mindy Reeves, Eleni Frisira and David Kingsley; 13. Mood disorders in young people Amy McCulloch, Stephen Connery Adams, Aditya Sharma and Bernadka Dubicka; 14. Psychosis in children and adolescents Sofia Manolesou and Marinos Kyriakopoulos; 15. Substance misuse in young people Paul McArdle and Eilish Gilvarry; 16. Evolving perspectives on eating disorders: from diagnosis to digital therapies Dasha Nicholls and Cecily M. Donnelly; 17. Benefits and risks of the digital world Alka S. Ahuja and Gemma Johns; 18. Bodily distress disorder and dissociative disorders Charlotte Ulrikka Rask and Karen Hansen Kallesøe; 19. Psychosocial approaches in CAMHS Shaziyah Afzal, Samantha Todd and Paul Wallis; 20. Gender diversity and mental health in young people Akhgar Ghassabian,Melissa Santos and Tonya White; 21. Mental health prevention in services for children Carmen Chan, Matthew Lister and Nick Hindley; 22. Moving from models of liaison psychiatry to psychological medicine: new approaches Isabel Paz, Kate Green, Harriet Stewart, Karen Steinhardt and Mina Fazel; 23. Forensic mental health services for young people Oliver White; Index.

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Dr Shermin Imran has worked in young people's specialised and forensic mental health services for over a decade and a half as a consultant, trainer and a service lead, in the North-West of England. Her insight into needs of those training and working in CAMHS is at the heart of this new edition.

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