Mental Health Care of Children and Adolescents

A Guide for Primary Care Clinicians

Jane Meschan Foy
AAP
932 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1610021500
June 2018

This indispensable resource provides primary care clinicians with a framework for addressing pediatric mental health problems in the primary care practice. It offers guidance on practice enhancements and on clinical care of patients with identified mental health concerns, signs and symptoms, as well as common disorders.

Topics Include:

Integrating preventive mental health care into pediatric practice
Pediatric care of children and adolescents with mental health problems
Office and network systems to support mental health care
Partnering to improve community mental health systems
Iterative Mental Health Assessment
Psychosocial therapies
Self-regulation therapies and biofeedback
Complementary and integrative medical therapies
Triage for psychiatric emergencies
Use of psychotropic medications in primary care
Care of children with common mental health concerns, signs and symptoms
Anxiety and trauma-related distress
Disruptive behavior and aggression
Eating abnormalities
Assessment and care of children with unexplained medical symptoms
And more…