Overview
- Details biological, psychological and sociological views
- Relevant to readers from both developed and LAMI countries
- Deepens understanding of the clinical and socio-cultural factors that affect mental health of children and adolescents
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Mental Health and Illness Worldwide (MHIW)
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Table of contents (41 entries)
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Front Matter
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Diagnostic Classification, Assessment, and Cultural Diversity
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Childhood Adversities
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About this book
This book presents state of the art knowledge aimed at understanding the clinical and socio-cultural factors that affect mental health of children and adolescents. It comprehensively covers the latest developments in the scientific study of mental health and illness of children and adolescents. The book is particularly important in the face of rapidly changing conditions globally and challenges such as migration, war, violence, and child labour that have an impact on the mental health of children.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Frank Verhulst is professor and director of child and adolescent psychiatry at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is author of over 400 peer reviewed articles and has published 15 books in the Dutch language and 6 books in the English language. He was editor of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and is currently Editor at Large of the Journal of the American academy of Child and Adolescent psychiatry, member of the Dutch Health Council and member of the board of the Dutch Medical Research Council.
John Wong Chee Meng is Adjunct Associate Professor and Senior Consultant Psychiatrist with the Department of Psychological Medicine, NUHS. Dr Wong is an established clinician with a wide repertoire of clinical skills and experiences in psychiatry, medical teaching, research, and organizational management.Keiko Yoshida is Referee of Japanese Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Editorial Advisory Board of Archives of Woman’s Mental Health, Academic Board of Japanese association of Infant Medicine and Psychology, Field Editor of Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and Neuroscience (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mental Health and Illness of Children and Adolescents
Editors: Eric Taylor, Frank Verhulst, John Chee Meng Wong, Keiko Yoshida
Series Title: Mental Health and Illness Worldwide
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2348-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Reference Module Humanities and Social Sciences, Reference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-2346-0Published: 20 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-2348-4Published: 20 August 2020
Series ISSN: 2511-8323
Series E-ISSN: 2511-8315
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 715
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
Topics: Psychiatry, Neurosciences, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Early Childhood Education, Child and School Psychology, Maternal and Child Health