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Facilitating Pathways

Care, Treatment and Prevention in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

  • Offers the current status of child and adolescent mental health in an international context
  • Written by renowned experts!

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
  2. Systems of Care and Services: A Global Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
    2. Systems of Care: A Global Perspective

      • Myron L. Belfer
      Pages 16-26
    3. Systems of Care in Europe

      • Per-Anders Rydelius
      Pages 27-34
    4. Systems of Care in North America

      • Katherine E. Grimes
      Pages 35-41
    5. Systems of Care in South America

      • Luis Augusto Rohde, Salvador Celia, Carlos Berganza
      Pages 42-51
    6. Systems of Care in Australia

      • Barry Nurcombe
      Pages 52-57
    7. Systems of Care in Asia

      • K. Michael Hong, Kosuke Yamazaki, Cornelio G. Banaag, Du Yasong
      Pages 58-70
    8. Systems of Care in Africa

      • Brian Robertson, Custodia Mandlhate, Amira Seif El Din, Birama Seck
      Pages 71-88
    9. Setting Up Services in Difficult Circumstances

      • Lynne Jones, Mimoza Shahini
      Pages 89-100
  3. Principles and Strategies of Treatment/Intervention

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-102
    2. Family Therapy

      • David Cottrell, Paula Boston, Dawn Walker
      Pages 164-186
    3. Innovative Interventions in the Community

      • Ernesto Caffo, Barbara Forresi, Carlotta Belaise, Giampaolo Nicolais, Nathaniel Laor, Leo Wolmer et al.
      Pages 187-207
    4. Medications

      • Stan Kutcher
      Pages 208-221
    5. Outcomes of Treatment

      • Stephen Scott
      Pages 222-231
  4. Prevention and Early Detection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-234

About this book

Multidisciplinary and trans-cultural …

This book provides an up-to-date review of the current state of care, treatment and prevention in child and adolescent mental health from multidisciplinary and trans-cultural perspectives. Systems of care, services and interventions in selected parts of the world are described by leading experts with a focus on

the current status of services in the respective parts of the world

the major needs and deficits in identifying mental health problems in children and adolescents (awareness and diagnosis)

the major needs in treatment, care and prevention

realistic proposals on how to improve the situation of children and adolescents who suffer from, or are at risk for, mental health problems.

In addition, the major principles and strategies of treatment and intervention are described, on an empirical basis, using a selected number of treatment approaches and treatment settings as examples.

Finally, the possibilities, strategies and limitations of early detection and prevention are reviewed with the aim of improving the living conditions of children and families in need of mental health support.

… a valuable resource for mental health workers all over the world!

Editors and Affiliations

  • Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie, Klinikum der Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Helmut Remschmidt

  • Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    Myron L. Belfer

  • Douglas House Developmental Psychiatry, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

    Ian Goodyer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Facilitating Pathways

  • Book Subtitle: Care, Treatment and Prevention in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

  • Editors: Helmut Remschmidt, Myron L. Belfer, Ian Goodyer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18611-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-21088-7Published: 13 August 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62197-0Published: 12 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-18611-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 341

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Neurology, Public Health, Pediatrics

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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