In-patient Child Psychiatry : Modern Practice, Research and the Future

Aimed at clinicians, managers and researchers in child psychiatry, this work provides accessible coverage of essential theory as well as clear practical guidance to inpatient child psychiatric treatment.

This method of treatment has fallen out of fashion in the 1990s in favour of community-based care, but remains a useful setting for treating more seriously ill patients.

Bringing together contributions from across the profession, this book covers the "state-of-the-art" in clinical treatment, and argues that inpatient child psychiatric units retain great potential for creative, effective, relevant treatment.