International Perspectives on Children and Mental Health 2 volumes (Child Psychology and Mental Health)

✍ Scribed by Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Kaija Puura M.D., Mark Tomlinson, Campbell Paul

• Publisher: Praeger
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 533
• Series: Child Psychology and Mental Health
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In International Perspectives on Children and Mental Health, expert contributors from around the world examine the forces affecting the psychological well-being of children in regions worldwide. They consider such factors as family conditions and economic status, including single parents, poverty, disease, war, child abuse, substance abuse in the home, and a loss of community stability. And they look at political, religious, national, and global matters, including racism and class inequality. Since education is key to children's success, the essays consider these factors largely in the context of how they affect educational readiness and academic adjustment.Volume 1 of the set considers development and context, while volume 2 focuses on prevention and treatment. Specific examples enable readers to better understand the often-horrific challenges to child development and mental health across nations. But the work is not limited to exploring problems. It also looks at various programs and actions that mitigate risks, helping children to be mentally healthy despite the odds.

✦ Table of Contents

VOLUME 1 CONTENTS......Page 7
SERIES FOREWORD......Page 9
PREFACE......Page 11
CHAPTER 1:CROOKED TREES GROWING STRAIGHT: THE EXPERIENCES OF BOYS TRANSITIONING OFF THE STREETS OF LA PAZ, BOLIVIA......Page 15
CHAPTER 2: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES: IMPROVING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA......Page 49
CHAPTER 3: A FAMILY DISEASE: MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN ORPHANED BY AIDS AND LIVING WITH HIV+ CAREGIVERS......Page 79
CHAPTER 4: POSTNATAL DEPRESSION AND ITS EFFECTS ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT: A DEVELOPING WORLD PERSPECTIVE......Page 103
CHAPTER 5: WITHDRAWAL BEHAVIOR AND DEPRESSION IN INFANCY......Page 125
CHAPTER 6: MENTALIZATION AND THE ROOTS OF BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER IN INFANCY......Page 143
CHAPTER 7: CHILDREN OF PARENTS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS......Page 169
CHAPTER 8: SLEEP DISTURBANCES AND CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING......Page 193
CHAPTER 9: MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN EVACUATED DURING WORLD WAR II......Page 211
CHAPTER 10: CHILDREN SEEKING ASYLUM: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL IMPACT OF THE REFUGEE EXPERIENCE......Page 231
INDEX......Page 239
ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS......Page 253
VOLUME 2 CONTENTS......Page 271
SERIES FOREWORD......Page 273
PREFACE......Page 275
CHAPTER 1: IMPLICATIONS OF ATTACHMENT THEORY AND AN ATTACHMENT-BASED EARLY INTERVENTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIOLENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA......Page 279
CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPING CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES......Page 297
CHAPTER 3: YOUNG CHILDREN AND HIV IN SUB-SAHARANAFRICA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE AND INTERVENTION......Page 323
CHAPTER 4: EARLY PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS IN EUROPE......Page 353
CHAPTER 5: INFANT MENTAL HEALTH AND FEEDING DISORDERS FROM A PEDIATRIC PERSPECTIVE......Page 381
CHAPTER 6: EARLY ATTACHMENT-BASED INTERVENTIONS......Page 403
CHAPTER 7: FAMILY THERAPY FOR FAMILIES WITH INFANTS......Page 419
CHAPTER 8: THE MENTAL HEALTH OF AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS......Page 433
CHAPTER 9: THE CHILD’S EXPERIENCE OF TRADITIONAL ADOPTION PRACTICES IN NEW CALEDONIA......Page 463
CHAPTER 10: PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL EARLY PARENTING INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE INFANT MENTAL HEALTH......Page 483
INDEX......Page 515
ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS......Page 527