Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health (eBook)

Anne Claveirole, Martin Gaughan (Herausgeber)

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2011
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
9781119956242 (ISBN)

Infos

Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health has been designed to help the student and newly qualified health care professional to familiarise themselves with the key theoretical frameworks underpinning the field of children and young people's mental health. It explores the mental health challenges that children and young people face, and how we as adults can work alongside them to help them face and overcome such challenges. This book provides comprehensive information on the theory and practice of particular mental health difficulties which children and young people may have to face, including self-harm, depression, suicide, child abuse, eating disorders, substance misuse, and early onset psychosis. Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health is essential reading for pre-registration students in nursing and healthcare on child and mental health branches, and for newly qualified nursing, health and social care practitioners who work with children and young people. Brings together specialist practitioners and academics in the field Incorporates the latest guidelines and policies Practical and accessible in style with learning outcomes, activities, examples and recommended reading in each chapter

Autor

Anne Claveirole is a Lecturer / Researcher in Children and Young People's Mental Health at Edinburgh Napier University Martin Gaughan isa Lecturer in Children and Young People's Mental Health at Edinburgh Napier University

Inhalt

Notes on Contributors.

Foreword.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

1 Setting the Scene (Anne Claveirole).

2 The Family (Duncan Tennant and Anne Claveirole).

3 Psychosocial Development (Geraldine Jones).

4 Self-Harm (Martin Gaughan).

5 Depression (Martin Gaughan).

6 Suicide (Martin Gaughan).

7 Child Abuse and Child Protection (Julie Hendryand Marlene Mcinnes).

8 Eating Disorders (Gavin Cullen).

9 Early Onset Psychosis (Martin Gaughan).

10 ADHD (Lorna Jones and Anne Claveirole).

11 Autistic Spectrum Disorders (Gillian Marshall-McConnelland Anne Claveirole).

12 Misuse of Substances (Liz Brodie and Jayne Reed).

References.

Index.

Rezensionen

"Thanks to this book, I feel I am better equipped to go into clinical settings and confidently support young people... I thoroughly enjoyed this read and it was refreshing to read about relevant topics which are affecting society's youngest generation" (Amar Bhoobun, student nurse, Bucks new University)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.6.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Pflege ► Fachpflege ► Neurologie / Psychiatrie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Kinderkrankenpflege
• Schlagworte: Anne • Child • claveirole • Common • Conclusion • contextual • contributors • Development • every • Explaining • Foreword • Ix • Krankenpflege • narrative approaches • Normal family • nursing • Pflege • Psychosocial • puberty • Scene • selfharm • therapy • Value
• ISBN-13: 9781119956242 / 9781119956242