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Emergency department handbook : children and adolescents with mental health problems

Contributor(s): 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.
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Item type Home library Class number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book BEH-MHT Library Service Shelves WS 205 KAP 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available BEH00689
Book Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Knowledge and Library Service 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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