Understanding the Mental Health Problems of Children and Adolescents

<p>This text is a practical guide to informed care for youth mental health. It presents the definition etiology steps for diagnosis and evidence-based treatments for all of the major mental health problems commonly found in children and adolescents. The authors combine systems of care social ecology and strengths-based perspectives to create sensitive criteria for diagnoses and treatment plans that can achieve long-lasting improvements.<br />Each disorder is presented in two chapters. The first chapter discusses the DSM criteria biological aspects of the disorder differential diagnosing and a case study applying the diagnostic criteria. The second chapter presents evidence-based treatments and medications and a discussion of the outcomes of the case study from the preceding chapter. This straightforward approach makes this book highly adaptable for the classroom and beyond.</p>