Chronic mental illness in children and adolescents
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Chronic mental illness in children and adolescents
American Psychiatric Press, c1988
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Includes bibliographies and indexes
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The purpose of this book is to address the problem of children and adolescents who have mental disorders that are chronic. While some emotional disorders in youngsters are reactive disorders which, with professional help, will be corrected by the natural process of psychological growth, there are youth who have illnesses that go on interminably. For those children, the existing mental health system has been ineffective. In order to begin to address the needs of such youngsters, the first step is to bring together people knowledgeable about the problem. This volume integrates material presented at the National Conference on Chronic Mental Illness in Children and Adolescents, as well as knowledge that has developed since the time of that conference. This reference looks at many of the problems encountered in treating chronically mentally ill youngsters such as: determining the population of this group; improving the method and quality of care delivery; and analysis of epidemiological data and public policy impediments. The importance of skillful clinical work with families and methods of providing family assessment and care are discussed.
Treatment evaluation to determine which modalities of care are most effective for which types of children is discussed as part of the treatment program. Much of this book focuses upon strategy, policy and politics.
Table of Contents
Foreword. Acknowledgments. Introduction. The Problem. The real problem: human pain. The chronic adult mental patient: an overview. The scope of the problem in children and adolescents. Policy representatives on the problem. Public and Private Sector Issues. Problems of the present system of services delivery. Problems and solutions in the private sector. Problems and solutions in the public sector. An integrated state system of services for seriously disturbed children. Special Issues. Training child psychiatrists and child mental health professionals to serve chronically mentally ill youth. The chronically ill child and the family. Treatment evaluation: a crucial element in quality care of chronically ill youth. Toward a Solution. Systems of services needed for the chronically mentally ill child and adolescent. The struggle for a strategy. Index.
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