The Young Mind [Import] [Paperback]

Professor Sue Bailey (Editor), Dr. Mike Shooter (Editor), Professor Tanya Byron (Foreword)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0593061381 | ISBN-13: 978-0593061381 | Publication Date: October 19, 2009

This is an accessible, user-friendly guide for parents, teachers and young adults on some of the most distressing mental health problems young people can face today.

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RCPsych Publications is the publishing arm of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (based in London, United Kingdom), which has been promoting excellence in mental health care since 1841. Produced by the same editorial team who publish The British Journal of Psychiatry, they sell books for both psychiatrists and other mental health professionals; and also many written for the general public. Their popular series include the College Seminars Series, the NICE mental health guidelines and the Books Beyond Words series for people with intellectual disabilities.

RCPsych publishes in all areas of psychiatry and mental health, including but not limited to:
Clinical psychiatric practice
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Mental health services for children, adolescents, adults and the elderly
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RCPsych Publications books can help with the following disorders:
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Perinatal psychiatric disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Psychosis
Schizophrenia
Sleep problems

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About the Author

Professor Susan Bailey OBE MB ChB FRCPsych is Professor of Child Mental Health at the University of Central Lancashire, Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatrist at Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Snr Research Fellow at University of Manchester. She is currently the Registrar of The Royal College of Psychiatrists and her clinical and research work is in the field of young offenders who commit grave crimes. She is also the author of a number of books on young offenders' mental health. Dr Mike Shooter CBE is a past President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a former Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Gwent HealthCare Trust. He has worked clinically as leader of multi-disciplinary Child and Adolescent service teams in Wales for 25 years. An ex-journalist, he has worked with the media to promote the interests of the children and young people in mental distress, mental health services and psychiatry.

Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: RCPsych Publications (October 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0593061381
• ISBN-13: 978-0593061381
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1.1 x 8.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,925,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)