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Children in Mind : Their Mental Health in Today's World and What We Can Do to Help Them by Jenny Perkel (2022, Trade Paperback)

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Publisher: Wits University Press. Publication Date: 4/1/2022.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWit's University Press

ISBN-101776147472

ISBN-139781776147472

eBay Product ID (ePID)6050408180

Product Key Features

Number of Pages200 Pages

Publication NameChildren in Mind : Their Mental Health in Today's World and What We Can Do to Help Them

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPediatrics, Mental Health

Publication Year2022

TypeTextbook

AuthorJenny Perkel

Subject AreaPsychology, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight11.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal362.20830968

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements Introduction Part I The clinical picture of childhood mental distress Chapter 1 What brings today's children to psychotherapy? Chapter 2 Childhood psychiatric diagnosis today Chapter 3 Scared, sad children and their self-protective defences Chapter 4 Treating today's troubled children: Paradigm clashes Chapter 5 New findings about nature versus nurture Part II The impact of modern life on children's mental health Chapter 6 The internet and today's children Chapter 7 Childhood adversity today Chapter 8 Socio-economic considerations: The gap between rich and poor children Chapter 9 Children of the pandemic Chapter 10 When children don't go outside and play Chapter 11 Today's parents in mind Chapter 12 Modern families Conclusion Bibliography Index

SynopsisChildren in Mindis an accessible and up-to-date guide for parents, therapists and professionals who work with children with emotional and behavioural problems. Psychologist, Jenny Perkel presents a range of current local and international research findings relevant to children's mental health in the South African context, A psychologist's guide for parents, care-givers and health care practitioners to the emotional challenges facing children and their parents today Current research shows that certain childhood mental disorders are diagnosed more frequently today than in previous generations. Many of today's children and teenagers are more unhappy, anxious and distressed than young people used to be. In this highly informative book, child psychologist Jenny Perkel explores in depth why this might be so, highlighting what modern-day South African children and adolescents are experiencing and the environment in which they are being raised. Children in Mind presents a broad range of up-to-date findings from psychological, neurobiological, genetic, psychiatric, sociological and epidemiological research related to the diagnosis and treatment of children's mental health problems. Theoretically informed but not theoretically dense, the book cites both local and international studies to increase awareness and understanding of children's mental health. Perkel discusses a broad spectrum of issues faced by today's children and adolescents: the Covid-19 pandemic, the influence of electronic media, diverse family structures, stress and trauma, and difficult socio-economic circumstances. While offering no easy answers or formulaic solutions to the problems of troubled children, she shows how to think about children's mental well-being in today's South Africa. Children in Mind is an invaluable resource for all those who work with troubled children and adolescents: psychologists, social workers, counsellors, educators and parents. The author's informed and compassionate approach will help equip professionals and parents to help young people navigate complex issues and make adjustments in their behavior in order to live more balanced and happier lives.

LC Classification NumberRJ502