Title:
Your child's mental health diagnosis : a comprehensive and compassionate guide for parents
Author:
Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]
©2024
Physical Description:
xviii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781538175033
Abstract:
"Your Child's Mental Health Diagnosis provides the most up-to-date information on mental disorders in children, delivered in a warm and supportive manner with many examples to which parents can relate. Each chapter covers symptoms, the diagnosing process, possible treatments to discuss with doctors, parenting your child, and self-care for parents"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Neurodevelopmental disorders: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Autism spectrum disorders -- Internalizing disorders. Depressive disorders, self-harm, and suicidality -- Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Eating disorders -- Stress- and trauma-related disorders. Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Externalizing disorders. Oppositional defiant disorder and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder -- Adolescent conduct and substance use disorders -- Services. Accessing services and navigating the system -- Parenting interventions.
Genre:
Language:
English