Increasing Awareness of Child and Adolescent Mental Health |
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Editor:
| Garralda, Elena M. Raynaud, Jean-Philippe |
Contribution by:
| 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 Henderson, Schuyler Jenkins, Jennifer Kobayashi, Kazu Olliac, Bertrand Pao, Maryland Polanczyk, Guilherme Povilaitis, Robertas Puras, Dainius Reisinger, Lisa Rohde, Luis Sayal, Kapil Shirataki, Sadaaki Simon, Rebecca Steiman, Mandy Swinkin, Emily Weine, Stevan Wong, Virginia Chun-Nei Zheng, Yi |
ISBN: | 978-0-7657-0662-1 |
Publication Date: | May 2010 |
Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Jason Aronson |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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M. Elena Garralda and Jean-Philippe Raynaud aim to increase 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. Chapters address the effects on child mental health of issues including secular changes in family composition in both Western and Eastern countries, rapid...
More DescriptionM. Elena Garralda and Jean-Philippe Raynaud aim to increase 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. Chapters address the effects on child mental health of issues including secular changes in family composition in both Western and Eastern countries, rapid industrialization, poverty, deprivation, adoption, refugee status, and aboriginal life. The book also considers emerging issues, such as cyber addiction, PTSD, ADHD across different cultures, and the autism 'epidemic.'