Child and adolescent mental health
This book discusses interventions and Innovative Practices for improving the Mental Health of Children and Youth with Mental Disabilities in Brazil, as well as some examples of studies in Argentina, Chile, and Latin America.
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Foreword - Marta Santos Pais Preface PART ONE: ECONOMICS Responding to Scarcity: Understanding Costs and Cost-effectiveness - Martin Knapp and David McDaid PART TWO: CLINICAL CASE STUDIES Childhood and Adolescent Depression - Raman Deep Pattanayak and Manju Mehta Suicidality among Children and Adolescents: Complexities and Challenges - Latha Nrugham and Vandana Varma Prakash PART THREE: SPECIAL CONTEXTS Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in India - Shankar Das, Ashima Das, and George Leibowitz Youngsters, Antisociality, and Violence: The Case of Norway - Ragnhild Bjornebekk Mental Health for the Media Generation: Balancing Coping and Riskiness - Usha S Nayar, Ingunn Hagen, Priya Nayar, and Dan Y Jacobsen PART FOUR: SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL CLIMATE Are Schools Injurious to Health? The Implicit Curriculum and Its Relation to Mental Health - Matthijs Cornelissen Mental Health of Urban School-Going Children in India - Neharika Vohra and Esha Patnaik Resilience and Resourcefulness of Disadvantaged Children: Lotus in the Mud - Ajit K Dalal PART FIVE: CHILD WELFARE Family Group Conferencing: Engaging the Family Culture for Improved Children's Mental Health Outcomes - Jeanette Schmid Behavioral Parent Training with Abusive Parents - Patricia L Kohl From Institutionalization to Family Settings: Rethinking Practices for Children and Youth with Mental Disabilities in Brazil - Irene Rizzini and Neli de Almeida Child Welfare and Children's Mental Health Needs in the Context of Development: An Integrated (South African) Approach - Jeanette Schmid PART SIX: Interventions and Innovative Practices Effect of Yoga on Mental Health in Children - Shirley Telles Raga Therapy: Power of Music to Alleviate Academic Stress in Adolescents - Vandana Sharma and Mamta Sharma Cultivating the Capacity to Care in Children and Youth: Implications from EI Theory, EI Self, and BEVI - Craig N Shealy, Devi Bhuyan, and Lee G Sternberger Research on Child Poverty and Development from a Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective: Examples of Studies in Argentina - Sebastian Javier Lipina, Maria Soledad Segretin, Maria Julia Hermida, and Jorge Augusto Colombo Countering the Rush to Medication: Psychodynamic, Intergenerational, and Cultural Considerations in Understanding Children's Psychic Distress - Michael O'Loughlin PART SEVEN: COUNTRY FOCUS-STATUS, POLICIES, AND CHILDREN'S VOICES Family Structure in Ireland and Child Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes - Maeve Thornton Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Chile and Latin America - Helia Molina, Paula Bedregal, and Maria Paz Guzman Children's Voices in the Psychologist's Office: Contributions about Mental Health from Peru - Beatriz Ore and Martin Benavides Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Contemporary India - Usha S Nayar and Shankar Das Index