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The second edition of this award-winning textbook has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout. Building on the success of the first edition, the book continues to address the History and Practice of Forensic Psychiatry, Legal Regulation of the Practice of Psychiatry, Psychiatry in relation to Civil Law, Criminal Law, and Family Law. Importan
The second edition of this award-winning textbook has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout. Building on the success of the first edition, the book continues to address the History and Practice of Forensic Psychiatry, Legal Regulation of the Practice of Psychiatry, Psychiatry in relation to Civil Law, Criminal Law, and Family Law. Important sections such as Special Issues in Forensic Psychiatry, Law and the Legal System, and Landmark Cases in Mental Health Law are included. Designed to meet the needs of practitioners of forensic psychiatry, for residents in forensic psychiatry, and those preparing for the specialty examination in Forensic Psychiatry of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, this volume will also answer the many questions faced by mental health professionals, mental health administrators, correctional health professionals and correctional health administrators, attorneys, judges, probation and parole officers and administrators all of whom, at one time or another, require a substantive presentation of the entire field of forensic psychiatry in the USA.
The second edition of the AACP's (American Association for Community Psychiatry) Textbook of Community Psychiatry is a welcome update of this notable work that comprehensively presents the state of the art in this field. Along with continuously evolving scientific advances and principles of clinical care, community psychiatry must respond to shifts in public policy as well as economic climate. The past decade has witnessed significant political and social changes, including climate change, immigration levels, technological advancement, the influence of social media and the rise of political unrest. This new edition reflects these wider changes, incorporating new chapters and enhancing previous ones. It remains the standard text for certification of those working in healthcare and social welfare systems design and delivery of services. Readers will gain knowledge of: Basic pillars of the field Evidence based interventions Telepsychiatry and technological aids Trauma informed services Integrated health systems Social determinants of health Structural discrimination
This issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics will provide a comprehensive review of Depression in Special Populations within child and adolescent psychiatry. Guest edited by Drs. Karen Wagner and Warren Ng, this issue will discuss a number of related topics that are important to practicing child psychiatrists. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Todd Peters. Articles in this volume include, but are not limited to: Foster care/child welfare; Juvenile Justice; Deaf and Hard of Hearing; African American/Latino; HIV and Depression; Children of military families; Depression in American Indian Youth; Depression in Medically Ill Children; Youth Depression in School Settings; Sexual Minority Youth LGBTQ; Youth with Substance Use; Transitional Age Youth, and College Mental Health, among others.
Rapidly changing demographics in the United States over the past few years have resulted in a "majority of minority" youth. This has far-reaching implications for mental health clinicians, for whom knowledge of cultural context is critically important to understanding their patients and rendering effective, compassionate treatment. In addition to addressing cultural context, the book addresses the emerging crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic and the significance of the movement for social justice.
Part IV. Approaches to understanding the relationship between migration and health.The relevance of culture for migrant health /Tilman Lanz --The sociology of migration and health : the decline in migrants' health due to adverse environments and limited options for care /Steven J. Gold --Economics in migrant health : migrant-sensitive service improvement as a driver for cost savings in health care? /Ursula Trummer, Lika Nusbaum, and Sonja Novak-Zezula --Multilevel and mixed-methods studies of migration and health /Joshua Breslau and Lilian G. Perez -- Epidemiology and the study of migrant health / Nadia N. Abuelezam -- The humanities of migration and health / Carrie J. Preston -- Law, migrat...
Clinics Collections: Depression draws from Elsevier's robust Clinics Review Articles database to provide multidisciplinary teams, including psychiatrists, general practitioners, nurses, and pediatricians, with practical clinical advice and insights on how treatment of depression can be implemented in individual specialties. Clinics Collections: Depression guides readers on how to apply current best practices in the treatment of depression to everyday practice to help overcome patient challenges and complications, keep up with new and advanced treatment methods, and improve patient outcomes. - Areas of focus include treatment of depression in pediatric and adolescent care, geriatric patients, and special populations. - Each article begins with keywords and key points for immediate access to the most critical information. - Articles are presented in an easy-to-digest and concisely worded format.
In this issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Tami D. Benton, Barbara Robles–Ramamurthy, and Wanjiku F.M. Njoroge bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Bringing the Village to The Children: Addressing the Crisis of Children's Mental Health. In this biannual AACAP presidential issue, top experts in the field discuss how child and adolescent psychiatrists can leverage strategic partnerships to shape the future of children's mental health by advancing policy, practice, and research in health care innovation; promoting school and community-based interventions and community partnerships; and reimagining their role from clinicians and researchers to p...
In this issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jeffrey Strawn and Justine Larson bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Updates in Anxiety Treatment. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as risk factors for anxiety disorders; neurobiology of pediatric anxiety disorders; treatment of anxiety disorders in the primary care pediatric setting; dysregulation in pediatric anxiety disorders; and more. - Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the impact of COVID-19 on anxiety disorders in youth; advances in CBT for anxiety disorders; psychodynamic formulation and treatment of anxiety disorders in youth; social media and pediatric anxiety disorders; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on updates in anxiety treatment, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
In the second decade of the twenty-first century, an increasing number of children from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala began arriving without parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. In many cases, the parents had left for the United States years earlier to earn money that they could send back home. In Reunited sociologists Ernesto Castañeda and Daniel Jenks explain the reasons for Central American youths’ migration, describe the journey, and document how the young migrants experience separation from and subsequent reunification with their families. In interviews with Central American youth, their sponsors, and social services practitioners in and around Washington, D.C., Castañeda and J...