Increasing Awareness of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

by Garralda, Elena M.; Raynaud, Jean-Philippe; Allenou, Charlotte; Baily, Charles; Banaag, Cornelio; Birmes, Philippe; Bisceglia, Rossana; Chazan, Rodrigo; Cheung, C; Chu, Vanessa Loi-Yan; Fombonne, Eric; Ford, Tamsin; Hayez, Jean-Yves; Hazane, Franck; Hende

• ISBN13: 9780765706621
• ISBN10: 0765706628
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-03
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Summary

In this volume, Elena Garralda and Jean-Philippe Raynaud aim to contribute to advancing 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. There is increasing recognition worldwide of the importance of child and adolescent mental health problems, of the distress and impairment they can cause to children and their families, and of the markedly adverse effects on education and on adult psychiatric adjustment when left untreated. Globally, however, services to attend to these problems in children are uneven and patchy. There is a need to advance awareness of child and adolescent mental health and of factors that influence them. Chapters address the effects on child mental health of issues ranging from secular changes in family composition in both western and eastern countries, rapid industrialization, poverty, deprivation, and adoption, to refugee status and aboriginal life. It considers emerging issues, such as cyber addiction, PTSD, ADHD across different cultures, and the autistic 'epidemic.' They discuss new service developments (Eastern Europe, paediatric liaison services) in the context of traditional methods (traditional Chinese medicine).

Author Biography

M. Elena Garralda is professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at Imperial College, London. Jean-Philippe Raynaud is professor of child and adolescent psychiatry and head of department at Toulouse University Hospital, France.

Table of Contents

IACAPAP Book Series	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Influences on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
From Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Problems to Service Utilization	p. 3
Family Structure and Children's Mental Health in Western Countries	p. 27
One-Child Policy and Child Mental Health	p. 49
Industrialization: Its Impact on Child and Adolescent Mental Health	p. 71
Child Refugee Mental Health	p. 93
Individual Disorders/Problems
The Boundaries of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 123
Changes in Psychiatric Problems of Children and Adolescents in Japan: From Internalizing to Externalizing Symptoms	p. 149
Trends in Autism Rates: Is There an Epidemic?	p. 163
PTSD in Mothers Coping with Trauma in Their Children	p. 195
Treatment and Services
Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine: Emotional Health in Children with Chronic Illness	p. 215
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture)	p. 227
Development of Child Mental Health Services in Central and Eastern Europe	p. 253
An Historical Approach to the Discovery and Promotion of Child Mental Health	p. 281
Index	p. 303
About the Contributors	p. 317
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