Child and adolescent mental health / edited by Usha S. Nayar.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Professionals, academics, and policy makers in the field of child and adolescent development tend to use theoretical frameworks stemming from traditional classified disciplines of psychology, sociology, political science, economics, education, and social work. This book creates an opportunity for experts to use interdisciplinary approaches and perspectives, and provides evidence-based knowledge to deal with the stresses of children and adolescents living in poverty, difficult socioeconomic conditions, and varied cultures.

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section 1: Economics; 1 -- Responding to Scarcity: Understanding Costs and Cost-effectiveness; Section 2: Clinical Case Studies; 2 -- Childhood and Adolescent Depression; 3 -- Suicidality among Children and Adolescents: Complexities and Challenges; Section 3: Special Contexts; 4 -- Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in India; 5 -- Youngsters, Antisociality, and Violence: The Case of Norway.

6 -- Mental Health for the Media Generation: Balancing Coping and RiskinessSection 4: Schools and School Climate; 7 -- Are Schools Injurious to Health?: The Implicit Curriculum and Its Relation to Mental Health; 8 -- Mental Health of Urban School-going Children in India; 9 -- Resilience and Resourcefulness of Disadvantaged Children: Lotus in the Mud; Section 5: Child Welfare; 10 -- Family Group Conferencing: Engaging the Family Culture for Improved Children's Mental Health Outcomes; 11 -- Behavioral Parent Training with Abusive Parents.

12 -- From Institutionalization to Family Settings: Rethinking Practices for Children and Youth with Mental Disabilities in Brazil13 -- Child Welfare and Children's Mental Health Needs in the Context of Development: An Integrated (South African) Approach; Section 6: Interventions and Innovative Practices; 14 -- Effect of Yoga on Mental Health in Children; 15 -- Raga Therapy: Power of Music to Alleviate Academic Stress in Adolescents; 16 -- Cultivating the Capacity to Care in Children and Youth: Implications from EI Theory, EI Self, and BEVI.

17 -- Research on Child Poverty and Development from a Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective: Examples of Studies in Argentina18 -- Countering the Rush to Medication: Psychodynamic, Intergenerational, and Cultural Considerations in Understanding Children's Psychic Distress; Section 7: Country Focus-Status, Policies, and Children's Voices; 19 -- Family Structure in Ireland and Child Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes; 20 -- Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Chile and Latin America; 21 -- Children's Voices in the Psychologist's Office: Contributions about Mental Health from Peru.

22 -- Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Contemporary IndiaAbout the Editor and Contributors; Index.

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