PART I. Defining and meeting the mental health needs of children and young people. 1. Defining mental health. 2. Meeting the mental health needs of young people. 3. Assessing the mental health of young people. Part II. Child and family development. 4. Child and adolescent development. 5. Family development. Part III. Factors that influence mental health and relevant legislations. 6. What causes mental health problems in young people? 7. Protective and adverse factors. 8. Legislation relevant to young people and mental health. Part VI. Specific mental health problems of childhood and adolescence. 9. Emotional problems. 10. Behavioural problems. 11. Neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD and ASD). 12. Learning disability and developmental problems. 13. Major mental disorders. Part V. Management strategies. 14. Basic interventions with applicability in primary care settings. 15. Specialist treatment approaches. Part VI. Promoting and training in child mental health. 16. Promotion and prevention of child mental health. 17. Training in child mental health. Part VII. Exercise and case study solutions. 18. Exercise and case studies solutions. References. Index.
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