The Art of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

by Jonathan Williams, Peter Hill

Overview

The Art of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is an engaging and authoritative account of the essential skills required to practice child and adolescent psychiatry for all those working in children's mental health, from trainees to experienced professionals in paediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, and psychotherapy. The practical tasks of meeting the child and family, planning treatments, and working with colleagues are all covered, building on existing texts that mainly focus on diagnostic criteria, protocols, and laws. This book respects the evidence base, while also pointing out its limitations, and suggests ways in which to deal with these. Psychiatry is placed within broader frameworks including strategy, learning, management, philosophy, ethics, and interpersonal relations. With over 200 educational vignettes of the authors' vast experience in the field, the book is also highly illustrated. The Art of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is an indispensable guide to thoughtful practice in children's mental health.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108720564
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/24/2025
Pages:	1047
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x 2.05(d)

About the Author

Jonathan Williams is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust, and an Honorary Research Associate at the Department of Clinical Education and Health Psychology of University College London. He has worked as Honorary Consultant in Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, and did research at the Centre for Advanced Study, Oslo.

Peter Hill is an Emeritus Professor at the University of London and an Independent Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He was foundation professor of child mental health in the University of London at St George's Hospital and has had numerous national and international roles including Chair of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and President of the European UEMS Specialist Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Table of Contents

List of figures; List of tables; Picture credits; Acknowledgements; Volume 1. Assessment: A. The child; B. Interviewing; C. The family; D. Friction; E. Formulating; F. Explaining; G. This shouldn't happen!; Volume 2. Treatment: H. Orchestrating treatments; I. Specific treatments; J. Prescribing; K. Quality; L. Situations; M. You; N. Thinking; O. Ethics; Volume 3. Systems: P. The staff; Q. The organisation; R. Dysfunction; S. Quantity; T. Networks; U. Learning systems; V. Broader topics; Appendices: A. Base rates; B. Formal Bayes; C. Suggested reading; Index; References; Endnotes.