Author: Other Aggleton, Peter
Paperback
228 pages
Published: January 2000
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN: 0471976784

This book explores the nature, causes, and effects of mental health problems and disorders among young people, as well as some of the more successful interventions for their prevention. It features a logical, systematic presentation, with each chapter moving from definition of problem, to prevalence and known risk factors, to interventional guidelines. Major disorders covered include emotional and conduct disorders, depression, attempted suicide, deliberate self-harm, eating disorders, substance abuse, and others.A wide ranging coverage of contemporary issues and debates. This text offers an introduction to diagnosable mental disorders among children and young people. It examines the nature, causes and effects of different mental health problems and disorders among young people, as well as some of the more successful interventions for their prevention.