Child & Adolescent Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians

By Jess P. Shatkin

With the increasing number and variety of mental health issues affecting children and adolescents, there is a growing need for a comprehensive, practical resource that guides professionals through the complexities of child and adolescent mental health. This book, now in its third edition, answers that call.

Fully revised and updated, Child & Adolescent Mental Health now includes chapters addressing mental health during a pandemic and gender dysphoria. Child and adolescent psychiatry expert Jess P. Shatkin distills three decades of clinical experience, research, and teaching into an effective guide that providers and trainees have kept within arms reach for the past fifteen years.

This book provides a detailed overview of the mental health issues affecting children and adolescents, including anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and substance abuse. It also covers the impact of social media on mental health, the importance of sleep for mental health, and the role of parents in promoting healthy mental development in their children.

Child & Adolescent Mental Health is an essential resource for mental health professionals, pediatricians, educators, and parents who want to understand and address the mental health needs of children and adolescents. It offers practical advice and strategies for identifying and treating mental health issues, as well as promoting healthy mental development in young people.

Publication Details:

ASIN: B0CNBNSZ9W

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 3rd edition (January 16, 2024)

Publication Date: January 16, 2024

Language: English

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