Pediatric Mental Health
ebook ∣ A Compendium of AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines and Policies
By American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
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This new compendium is your source for trustworthy recommendations on quality care of children and adolescents with mental health issues. It features one new AAP clinical practice guideline on ADHD and 32 AAP policy statements and clinical and technical reports on mental health.
This book is written for all practitioners who diagnose, treat, and provide general clinical care for children and adolescents with mental health conditions. It serves as a great tool to ensure pediatricians feel comfortable with handling mental health issues. The book combines both clinical practice guidelines for individual patient care and policy guidelines for community level care.
Within the compendium, you will find the collected results of the AAP Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health, the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and the Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, in addition to select polices from other AAP groups.
This compendium covers 33 different mental health topics and is organized into 8 sections for easy reference:
• Mental health competencies
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Adversity and toxic stress
• Depression and bipolar disorder
• Mental health/behavioral problems
• Maltreatment
• Mental health emergencies
• Special pediatric populations and support
This book is written for all practitioners who diagnose, treat, and provide general clinical care for children and adolescents with mental health conditions. It serves as a great tool to ensure pediatricians feel comfortable with handling mental health issues. The book combines both clinical practice guidelines for individual patient care and policy guidelines for community level care.
Within the compendium, you will find the collected results of the AAP Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health, the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and the Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, in addition to select polices from other AAP groups.
This compendium covers 33 different mental health topics and is organized into 8 sections for easy reference:
• Mental health competencies
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Adversity and toxic stress
• Depression and bipolar disorder
• Mental health/behavioral problems
• Maltreatment
• Mental health emergencies
• Special pediatric populations and support
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