International Perspectives on Children and Mental Health [2 volumes]: 2 volumes (Child Psychology and Mental Health) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313382980 ISBN 13: 9780313382987

Publisher: Praeger, 2011

Synopsis

This unprecedented set examines the most prominent factors that harm or support healthy development in children outside the United States, from abuse and economics to social injustice and poor public policy.

· Vignettes from researchers who have studied children in the most deplorable conditions

· Contributions from top scholars and researchers in the field

About this title

Book Description:

There are some 2.2 billion children worldwide; 640 million do not have adequate shelter; 130 million in developing countries are not in primary school, while another 150 million drop out before they complete five years of education. From Bolivian street children to youngsters living in chronic war zones such as Palestine, theirs are dilemmas that need to be considered.

About the Author:

Hiram E. Fitzgerald, PhD, is series editor of the Praeger series Child Psychology and Mental Health and associate provost for University Outreach and Engagement and university distinguished professor of psychology at Michigan State University and adjunct professor of psychiatry, The University of Michigan.

Kaija Puura, MD, PhD, is adjunct professor in the Department of Child Psychiatry at the University of Tampere, Finland, and assistant chief of Child Psychiatry at Tampere University Hospital.

Mark Tomlinson, PhD, is associate professor at Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Campbell Paul, MD, is a consultant infant psychiatrist and coordinator of Infant Mental Health at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0313382980
• ISBN 13: 9780313382987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 536
• Editor: Fitzgerald Hiram E., Puura M.D. Kaija, Tomlinson Mark, Paul Campbell