Mental Health Care of Children and Adolescents A Guide for Primary Care Clinicians

This indispensable resource provides primary care clinicians with a framework for addressing pediatric mental health problems in the primary care practice. It offers guidance on practice enhancements and on clinical care of patients with identified mental health concerns, signs and symptoms, as well as common disorders. Topics Include: Integrating preventive mental health care into pediatric practicePediatric care of children and adolescents with mental health problemsOffice and network systems to support mental health carePartnering to improve community mental health systemsPsychosocial therapiesTriage for psychiatric emergenciesUse of psychotropic medications in primary careCare of children with common mental health concerns, signs and symptomsAssessment and care of children with unexplained medical symptomsAnd more...