Book description
As an increasing number of children and adolescents with psychiatric
symptoms go unrecognized in our current health care system, the ability
to identify and treat these issues in multiple health care settings has
become vitally important. With access to primary care providers
increasing and a shortage of child psychiatric providers, collaboration
between psychiatric, pediatric and family advanced practice nurses is
essential to improving care for this vulnerable population.
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health: A Resource for Advanced
Practice Psychiatric and Primary Care Practitioners in Nursing
provides a practical reference to aid in this endeavor.
Aimed at
advanced practice nurses and graduate students in nursing, this book
is divided into 4 sections addressing assessment, treatment, special
populations, and special issues. Within these sections, each chapter
includes state-of-the-art, evidence-based information about the most
common issues faced by psychiatric and primary care practitioners
alike. Chapters focused on disorders review clinical manifestation,
etiology, nursing interventions, integration with primary care, and
implications for practice, research, and education. Chapters focused
on issues describe the linkages between the behavioral/psychiatric
profile of the child and associated risk and management strategies.
Written/reviewed by over 70 nurse experts,
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health: A Resource for Advanced
Practice Psychiatric and Primary Care Practitioners in
Nursing is a must-have reference for all practitioners caring
for children and adolescents.
Edilma L. Yearwood, PhD, PMHCNS, BC, FAAN is
Associate Professor at the School of Nursing & Health Studies at
Georgetown University. She is currently on the editorial board and is
the Column Editor on cultural issues for the Journal of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing. Dr. Yearwood is ANCC certified
as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Child/Adolescent Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing and is a member of the International Society of
Psychiatric Nurses.
Geraldine S. Pearson, PhD, PMHCNS, BC, FAAN is Past President
of the International Society of Psychiatric Nurses and Editor-in-Chief
of the journal Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. She is an
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University
of Connecticut School of Medicine and Director of the Home Care
Program, a community intervention for juvenile justice youth. Dr.
Pearson is ANCC certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in
Child/Adolescent Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing.
Jamesetta A. Newland, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, DPNAP is Clinical
Associate Professor and Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice
Program at New York University College of Nursing. She is the
Editor-in-Chief of The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of
Primary Healthcare. Dr. Newland maintains a practice as a
certified Family Nurse Practitioner.
