Supporting the mental health and well-being of children and young people is a top priority for parents, caregivers and teachers, but it can be tricky to find reliable and evidence-based information. Written by an experienced child and adolescent psychiatrist, in a user-friendly question and answer f...

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Main Author:	Simmons, Meinou ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2022
Series:	Cambridge medicine (Series)
Subjects:	Child psychiatry Adolescent psychiatry Child mental health Teenagers / Mental health
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Summary:	Supporting the mental health and well-being of children and young people is a top priority for parents, caregivers and teachers, but it can be tricky to find reliable and evidence-based information. Written by an experienced child and adolescent psychiatrist, in a user-friendly question and answer format, this book outlines the mental health challenges facing our children and young people and offers practical advice on how to best support them. The book covers a wide range of topics, including how biological factors and lifestyle factors affect mental health, parenting strategies, managing school, building networks of support, and connecting with children and young people. It gives a broad overview of the most common mental health difficulties and disorders, and considers how they can be managed. A must read for anyone looking to understand what a child or young person may be experiencing and why, and the practical ways in which to effectively support them
Item Description:	Biological processes affecting mental health -- Lifestyle factors affecting mental health -- The impact of relationships on mental health -- Stress affecting mental health -- Vulnerability of special groups -- Promoting mental health and preventing ill health : A summary -- Looking after yourself -- Connecting with children and young people -- Supporting partners and co-parents -- Creating a network of support -- Positive parenting strategies -- Helping to manage school -- Building resilience and strength -- Difficulties with mood: Depression; Mood swings and Emotional dysregulation; Bipolar disorder -- Difficulties with worries and anxiety -- Difficulties with self-harm and suicidal thoughts -- Difficulties with trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder -- Difficulties with anger and behaviour -- Difficulties with attachment -- Difficulties with autism and neurodevelopmental conditions including tics -- Difficulties with attention and activity levels -- Alcohol and drug-related difficulties and disorders -- Difficulties with eating -- Difficulties with body image and body dysmorphic disorder -- Difficulties with perfectionism, obsessions and OCD -- Difficulties with losing touch with reality (psychosis) -- First aid for mental health -- Mental health teams: who works in them and are the different specialist teams. - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Oct 2022)
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (x, 425 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781911623908
DOI:	10.1017/9781911623908