Opis: Mental Health for the Whole Child - Shannon Scott M.

A leading pediatric psychiatrist shows clinicians a holistic, full-spectrum approach to childrens well-being.

Every child possesses enormous untapped potential, and yet the number of kids suffering from mental illness today seems to creep ever upward. Depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, oppositional defiant disorder, anger issuesyou name itare increasingly prevalent, leaving clinicians offices packed with worried parents and caregivers, wondering how they can help their children.

In this book, child psychiatrist Scott Shannon offers a refreshing new path for practitioners who are eager for a more optimistic view of childrens mental health, one that emphasizes a childs inherent resilience and resources over pathology and prescriptions.

What is mental health Shannon explores the fundamental question, showing that an innate desire for balancea wholenessbetween brain-body-mind lies at the heart of wellness. Such a balance cant be achieved by medication alone, but requires a broad, full-spectrum understanding of childrens lives: their diet, social skills, sleep habits, their ability to self-regulate, to find meaning and purpose in life, and their family relationships. Stress, trauma, and poor nutrition are some of the most common barriers to wholeness in kids lives, and Shannon carefully examines these and other barriers, and what the latest discoveries in neuroplasticity and epigenetics tell us about their ability to overcome them. Readers will learn how to perform a different sort of assessmentone that identifies patterns of imbalance and obstacles to health in a childs lifeas well as how to build a meaningful, effective treatment plan around these deficits, and how clinicians can best position themselves to respond effectively.

The second part of the book looks at eight of the most common childhood mental health issuesADHD, depression, behavioral problems, anxiety and OCD, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, autism spectrum disorders, and trauma and PTSDand a variety of effective complementary treatment tools for each, including dietary changes, nutritional supplements, specific cognitive or behavioral therapies, parenting interventions, medications, and more. Step-by-step treatment plans are included to guide clinicians on how best to approach each presenting problem.

Mental Health for the Whole Child combines modern science, cutting-edge psychology, integrative medicine, and clinical wisdom to offer all professionals who work with kids a new, more hopeful way forward.

Szczegóły: Mental Health for the Whole Child - Shannon Scott M.

Tytuł: Mental Health for the Whole Child
Podtytuł: Moving Young clients from disease & disorder to balance & wellness
Autor: Shannon Scott M.
Wydawnictwo: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393707977
Języki: angielski
Rok wydania: 2013
Ilość stron: 386
Format: 16.5x24.0cm
Oprawa: Twarda z obwolutą
Waga: 0.826 kg

Recenzje: Mental Health for the Whole Child - Shannon Scott M.