EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

By U. JONAA

CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 2 CONTEXTUAL FACTORS IN ASSESSING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 3 EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AND CRISIS INTERVENTION 4 CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH PRESENTATIONS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 5 SELF-HARM: ISSUES, ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTIONS 6 VIOLENCE AND EXTREME BEHAVIOUR 7 CONSENT, CAPACITY AND MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION 8 CHILD ABUSE AND CHILD PROTECTION 9 CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS 10 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS 11 CONFIDENTIALITY AND INFORMATION SHARING 12 PRACTITIONERS AND PATHWAYS: A COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK 13 ISSUES FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND MANAGERS REFERENCES