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Seminars in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Seminars in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Seminars in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Edition:
3rd Edition
Editor:
Shermin Imran, Greater Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
Prathiba Chitsabesan, Paula Lavis, Guy Northover, Reshmi Nijjar, Dushyanthan Mahadevan, Joanne L. Doherty, Alka S. Ahuja, Zoë Davidson, Anne McFadyen, Josephine Holland, Kapil Sayal, Elena Garralda, Tina Irani, John O Brien, Shermin Imran, Kishan Sharma, Rachel Elvins, Catherine J Gregory, Hannah Slevin, Shruti Garg, Mark Lovell, Ashley Liew, Paul A Tiffin, Oliver O'Mara, Emma Williams, Bridie Gallagher, Mindy Reeves, Eleni Frisira, David Kingsley, Amy McCulloch, Stephen Connery Adams, Aditya Sharma, Bernadka Dubicka, Sofia Manolesou, Marinos Kyriakopoulos, Paul McArdle, Eilish Gilvarry, Dasha Nicholls, Cecily M. Donnelly, Gemma Johns, Charlotte Ulrikka Rask, Karen Hansen Kallesøe, Shaziyah Afzal, Samantha Todd, Paul Wallis, Akhgar Ghassabian,Melissa Santos, Tonya White, Carmen Chan, Matthew Lister, Nick Hindley, Isabel Paz, Kate Green, Harriet Stewart, Karen Steinhardt, Mina Fazel, Oliver White
Published:
November 2025
Availability:
Not yet published - available from November 2025
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781009114233

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    Recent reports have suggested that child and adolescent mental health in the UK is in crisis. It is more important than ever for informative and up-to-date information on this topic. This updated and revised core resource is essential for those working or training in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. Featuring new chapters that address key disorders and service provisions, the book covers anxiety disorders, mood disorders, specialised services, and developmental theories. From assessment to outcome, normal development to unusual syndromes and theoretical perspectives to treatment, this is a clear and invaluable overview of the field. Part of The College Seminars series, and directly mapped to the MRCPsych curriculum, this book is a key resource for psychiatric trainees.

    • Explores the latest updates and diverse perspectives from professionals working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), providing a good understanding of the latest diagnostic classifications and service provisions
    • An indispensable resource for those working or training in child and adolescent psychiatry, explore topics such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, specialized services, and developmental theories, providing a thorough understanding from assessment to treatment outcomes
    • Mapped to the MRCPsych curriculum, this is an essential resource for trainees

    Product details

    November 2025
    Paperback
    9781009114233
    384 pages
    234 × 156 mm
    Not yet published - available from November 2025

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Children's mental health services in context Prathiba Chitsabesan, Paula Lavis and Guy Northover
    • 2. Normal childhood development
    • theories and influence Reshmi Nijjar and Dushyanthan Mahadevan
    • 3. Risk factors for childhood psychopathology Joanne L. Doherty and Alka S. Ahuja
    • 4. Infant mental health Zoë Davidson and Anne McFadyen
    • 5. Classification and epidemiology Josephine Holland, Kapil Sayal and Elena Garralda
    • 6. Law in relation to children and young people Tina Irani, John O Brien and Shermin Imran
    • 7. What does a good assessment in children and adolescents look like? Kishan Sharma and Rachel Elvins
    • 8. Neurodevelopmental disorders in children and young people Catherine J. Gregory, Hannah Slevin and Shruti Garg
    • 9. Intellectual disabilities in children and young people Mark Lovell and Ashley Liew
    • 10. Antisocial behaviours in young people Paul A Tiffin and Oliver O'Mara
    • 11. Attachment, anxiety disorders and experience of trauma in children and adolescent Emma Williams and Bridie Gallagher
    • 12. Self-harm and suicide in young people Mindy Reeves, Eleni Frisira and David Kingsley
    • 13. Mood disorders in young people Amy McCulloch, Stephen Connery Adams, Aditya Sharma and Bernadka Dubicka
    • 14. Psychosis in children and adolescents Sofia Manolesou and Marinos Kyriakopoulos
    • 15. Substance misuse in young people Paul McArdle and Eilish Gilvarry
    • 16. Evolving perspectives on eating disorders: from diagnosis to digital therapies Dasha Nicholls and Cecily M. Donnelly
    • 17. Benefits and risks of the digital world Alka S. Ahuja and Gemma Johns
    • 18. Bodily distress disorder and dissociative disorders Charlotte Ulrikka Rask and Karen Hansen Kallesøe
    • 19. Psychosocial approaches in CAMHS Shaziyah Afzal, Samantha Todd and Paul Wallis
    • 20. Gender diversity and mental health in young people Akhgar Ghassabian,Melissa Santos and Tonya White
    • 21. Mental health prevention in services for children Carmen Chan, Matthew Lister and Nick Hindley
    • 22. Moving from models of liaison psychiatry to psychological medicine: new approaches Isabel Paz, Kate Green, Harriet Stewart, Karen Steinhardt and Mina Fazel
    • 23. Forensic mental health services for young people Oliver White
    • Index.
      Contributors
    • Prathiba Chitsabesan, Paula Lavis, Guy Northover, Reshmi Nijjar, Dushyanthan Mahadevan, Joanne L. Doherty, Alka S. Ahuja, Zoë Davidson, Anne McFadyen, Josephine Holland, Kapil Sayal, Elena Garralda, Tina Irani, John O Brien, Shermin Imran, Kishan Sharma, Rachel Elvins, Catherine J Gregory, Hannah Slevin, Shruti Garg, Mark Lovell, Ashley Liew, Paul A Tiffin, Oliver O'Mara, Emma Williams, Bridie Gallagher, Mindy Reeves, Eleni Frisira, David Kingsley, Amy McCulloch, Stephen Connery Adams, Aditya Sharma, Bernadka Dubicka, Sofia Manolesou, Marinos Kyriakopoulos, Paul McArdle, Eilish Gilvarry, Dasha Nicholls, Cecily M. Donnelly, Gemma Johns, Charlotte Ulrikka Rask, Karen Hansen Kallesøe, Shaziyah Afzal, Samantha Todd, Paul Wallis, Akhgar Ghassabian,Melissa Santos, Tonya White, Carmen Chan, Matthew Lister, Nick Hindley, Isabel Paz, Kate Green, Harriet Stewart, Karen Steinhardt, Mina Fazel, Oliver White

    • Editor
    • Shermin Imran , Greater Manchester NHS Foundation Trust

      Dr Shermin Imran has worked in young people's specialised and forensic mental health services for over a decade and a half as a consultant, trainer and a service lead, in the North-West of England. Her insight into needs of those training and working in CAMHS is at the heart of this new edition.