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Understanding Youth Mental Health: Perspectives from Theory and Practice

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033525053X · 9780335250530
“This is an incredibly useful and timely resource for those studying and working in the field of youth mental health.”Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK“’Understandin… Read More
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Acknowledgements 
Editors and contributing authors 

Chapter 1. Introduction and overview 
Eilis Hennessy, Caroline Heary, Maria Michail

Chapter 2. Biological, cognitive, social and emotional development
Samantha Dockray, Nadine Messerli-Bürgy

Chapter 3. Structural and social factors in adolescent and young adult mental health 
Michal Molcho, Emmanuelle Godeau

Chapter 4. Promoting mental health and well-being 
Snigdha Dutta

Chapter 5. Stigma 
Lorraine Swords, Eilis Hennessy, Caroline Heary

Chapter 6. Help-seeking 
Debra Rickwood

Chapter 7. Mental health literacy in schools 
Yifeng Wei, Stan Kutcher, Andrew Baxter, Wendy Carr

Chapter 8. Youth mental health in low- and middle-income countries: A Kenyan case study 
David M. Ndetei, Victoria Mutiso, Christine Musyimi

Chapter 9. Epidemiology of mental health difficulties in young people 
Emma Howard, Barbara Dooley

Chapter 10. Early intervention in psychosis
Gary Donohoe, Karen O’Connor

Chapter 11. Youth participation in mental health services
Aileen O’Reilly, Magenta Simmons, Melissa Keller-Tuberg, Siobhan McGrory, Karen Butler

Chapter 12. Family engagement and support
Daráine Murphy, Caroline Heary, Eilis Hennessy, Susan Preece

Chapter 13. Service structure models
Sarah Hetrick, Alan Bailey, Alex Parker

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“This is an incredibly useful and timely resource for those studying and working in the field of youth mental health.”
Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

“’Understanding Youth Mental Health’ covers the full spectrum of what is needed. ‘Understanding Youth Mental Health’ is a welcome and important building block.”
Patrick McGorry, Professor of Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia, Executive Director, Orygen: National Centre for Youth Mental Health

“This practical textbook, with contributions from established international experts, provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary theory, research and practice in youth mental health.”
Dr Louise Doyle, Associate Professor in Mental Health Nursing, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland


Understanding Youth Mental Health offers a new and comprehensive approach to youth mental health that highlights the significance of development during adolescence and early adulthood.
 
The book centres on the experiences of young people as service users, drawing attention to the distinctive challenges being faced in the 21st century and emphasising the importance of supporting young people’s well-being and improving mental health literacy.

In a succinct and practical way, Understanding Youth Mental Health:

• Introduces students to a new conceptual model for understanding young people’s mental health 
• Incorporates chapters on the key features of new model services in Australia, Ireland and the UK including youth engagement, input from families and service design
• Provides comprehensive epidemiological data on mental disorders and a clear focus on the importance of early intervention in psychosis
• Includes chapters from leading academics working in the area of youth mental health, augmented with short accounts of personal experiences from young people and their families

Written by world-leading experts from eight countries with diverse research and clinical experience, Understanding Youth Mental Health draws on findings from around the globe and equips readers with the information required to develop as researchers and practitioners with a view to improving service provision in a range of contexts.

Ideal for those embarking on careers or study in this field, the book provides key learnings from theory and practice which can be deployed and developed within your own service provision.
           
Eilis Hennessy is a Professor of Developmental Psychology in University College Dublin, Ireland.

Caroline Heary is an Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Maria Michail is a Marie Curie Global Fellow and an Associate Professor in the Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham, UK.

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