The Young Mind

This timely new handbook, written by some of the most respected mental health experts, provides invaluable information and guidance for concerned parents, teachers and young adults.

Informationen zum Autor co-edited by Prof. Sue Bailey and Dr. Mike Shooter Klappentext Covers subjects such as child and adolescent development, parenting skills, problems at school, emotional health and wellbeing. This book looks specifically at some of the most distressing problems that young people face, including anxiety and stress disorders, drugs, alcohol, self-harm and psycho-sexual development. Zusammenfassung Covers subjects such as child and adolescent development, parenting skills, problems at school, emotional health and wellbeing. This book looks specifically at some of the most distressing problems that young people face, including anxiety and stress disorders, drugs, alcohol, self-harm and psycho-sexual development.

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Professor Susan Bailey OBE MB ChB FRCPsych is Professor of Child Mental Health at the University of Central Lancashire, Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatrist at Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Snr Research Fellow at University of Manchester. She is currently the Registrar of The Royal College of Psychiatrists and her clinical and research work is in the field of young offenders who commit grave crimes. She is also the author of a number of books on young offenders' mental health.

Dr Mike Shooter CBE is a past President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a former Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Gwent HealthCare Trust. He has worked clinically as leader of multi-disciplinary Child and Adolescent service teams in Wales for 25 years. An ex-journalist, he has worked with the media to promote the interests of the children and young people in mental distress, mental health services and psychiatry.

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Covers subjects such as child and adolescent development, parenting skills, problems at school, emotional health and wellbeing. This book looks specifically at some of the most distressing problems that young people face, including anxiety and stress disorders, drugs, alcohol, self-harm and psycho-sexual development.