Emergency department handbook : children and adolescents with mental health problems

Contributor(s):

Kaplan, Tony [editor]

Publication details: London : RCPsych Publications, 2009Description: xii, 193pISBN:

9781904671732

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

WS 350.

Summary: This book is a practical handbook to everything a practitioner needs to know about dealing with children and young people with mental health problems who present in an emergency department. It provides an easily accessible framework of knowledge on child and adolescent mental health problems and what to do about them. Clinical examples are used throughout and comprehensive, easy to follow guidance is given. The subjects covered include: safeguarding; confidentiality and diversity; understanding the family, social, developmental and legal contexts, understanding the problems holistically; carrying out balanced risk assessments; 'being' therapeutic; service organisation and resourcing; and, quality standards and competencies.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Book	BEH-MHT Library Service Shelves	WS 205 KAP 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	BEH00689
Book	Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Knowledge Services Shelves	WS 350 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	X01908
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	WS 350 EME (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	SLAM000057
Book	Whittington Health Library Shelves	WS 350 EME (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	07316917

This book is a practical handbook to everything a practitioner needs to know about dealing with children and young people with mental health problems who present in an emergency department. It provides an easily accessible framework of knowledge on child and adolescent mental health problems and what to do about them. Clinical examples are used throughout and comprehensive, easy to follow guidance is given. The subjects covered include: safeguarding; confidentiality and diversity; understanding the family, social, developmental and legal contexts, understanding the problems holistically; carrying out balanced risk assessments; 'being' therapeutic; service organisation and resourcing; and, quality standards and competencies.

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