Mental Health and Illness of Children and Adolescents, 1st ed. 2020 Mental Health and Illness Worldwide Series

From the contents
Mental health challenges of children around the world.- Early intervention program.- Epidemiology of mental disorders – cross-cultural comparison.- Neurobiology of autism.- Psychopathology of depression, ADHD, phobias, etc.-Suicidal behaviour.- Psychological therapies.- Pharmacotherapy.- Child services around the world.- Diagnoses, cultural validity, and Prevalence.- Treatments, institutions, services.- Brain conditions, mechanisms, toxins, infections incl. HIV.- Cultural attitudes, stigma, place of children, Child labour & exploitation.- Refugees, migration.- Ethics, law, child protection/ Training.

Eric Taylor Professor Taylor has headed the child psychiatry department at the Institute for 15 years, as well as chairing an interdisciplinary research group on the childhood problems that lead to poor adult mental health. He is a leading psychiatrist who received   Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement  in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research by NARSAD.
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.

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