Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Teachers

This book is written by psychiatrists with experience of working closely with teachers at both primary and secondary level in Ireland and provides an up-to-date introduction to mental health in children and adolescents. It is aimed at teachers who need an accessible guide that focuses on the essentials of the subject.

Key features include:

• No previous knowledge of subject assumed
• User-friendly layout and style
• Useful resources listed at end of each chapter

Topics included in the chapters include:

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD
• Anxiety Disorders
• Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• Conduct Disorder
• Developmental Coordination Disorder
• Eating Disorders
• Mood Disorders
• Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
• Schizophrenia
• Stress in Children
• Substance Abuse
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Medication
• Child Development
• Child Abuse.

Author: Sarah Buckley, Blánaid Gavin and Fiona McNicholas

Year: 2009

Publisher: Mulberry Publications

ISBN: 978-0-9551241-8-1