Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: An Operational Handbook, 2nd Edition

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This book details the methods of developing a structure and strategy for providing child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). It explains in straightforward operational terms the principlesand practicalities of how to deliver services for many different client groups and in many different settings. Considerably updated in the light of recent government policy. Relates strategies to the six principles of CAMHS provision: accessibility; multidisciplinary approaches; comprehensiveness; integration; development and change; and accountability. This second edition has been considerably updated in the light of recent government policy and expanded with many additional chapters by authors specialist in their field. Readership Primarily for those responsible for commissioning and providing CAMHS. Secondarily, for anyone working in CAMHS, whether psychiatrist or of related healthcare professions. Related title Developing Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities: A Toolkit for Clinicians, ISBN 978 1 904671 61 9, from 2009. RCPsych Publications is the publishing arm of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (based in London, United Kingdom), which has been promoting excellence in mental health care since 1841. Produced by the same editorial team who publish The British Journal of Psychiatry, they sell books for both psychiatrists and other mental health professionals; and also many written for the general public. Their popular series include theCollege Seminars Series, the NICE mental health guidelines and the Books Beyond Words series for people with intellectual disabilities. RCPsych publishes in all areas of psychiatry and mental health, including but not limited to: Clinical psychiatric practice Intellectual disability Mental health services for children, adolescents, adults and the elderly Psychopharmacology Psychotherapy Rehabilitation psychiatry Family mental health Service provision RCPsych Publications books can help with the following disorders: Addictions Affective disorders Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Bereavement Borderline personality disorder Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) Dementia Depression Eating disorders Perinatal psychiatric disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Psychosis Schizophrenia Sleep problems