Starting at the Beginning: Laying the Foundation for Lifelong Mental Health

Author: Matthew Hodes

Release Date: July 15, 2020

Language: English

ISBN: 9780128197493, 9780128223963

Publisher: Elsevier Science

Event: 24th International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAPA) Congress in Singapore, June 2020

This book focuses on the determinates of individual differences in children and young people, as well as the origins of maladjustment and psychiatric disorders. It delves into how interventions and mental health services can be developed and shaped to address individual differences among children.

Additional topics include environmental hazards and mental health, cultural psychiatry as a basic science for addressing mental health disparities, anxiety disorders in infants, gaming disorder, the pitfalls of treatment in OCD, and ADHD developmental neuropsychiatry.

A targeted section focuses on policies for child and adolescent mental health, including a review of mental health services in China, Oceania, and East Asia.

Key Features:

• Emphasizes social and environmental influences
• Focuses on early developmental and infancy processes
• Addresses the training of child and adolescent psychiatrists across Europe
• Covers a range of illustrative psychiatric disorders and problems
• Works toward the goal of producing a mental health workforce with internationally recognized competencies

Why This Book Matters:

Starting at the Beginning: Laying the Foundation for Lifelong Mental Health is a crucial read for professionals and researchers in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the factors that influence mental health in young people and offers insights into developing effective interventions and services.

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