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Under pressure: Childline review: what's affected children in April 2013 - March 2014
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 72
- Place of publication:
- London
A review of the NSPCC ChildLine's activities in 2013/14. The report analyses key data from children and young people’s contacts with ChildLine, focusing on: reasons why children and young people seek help from ChildLine; who contacts the service; referrals; mental health conditions; eating disorders; online abuse and safety; and school and education problems. During 2013/14, ChildLine counselled 280,064 children and supported a further 10,915 who had serious concerns about another child. Four of the top ten issues relate to mental health, accounting for more than two thirds of total concerns. These are self-harm; suicide; low self-esteem and unhappiness; and (diagnosable) mental health conditions. The three main worries were family relationships, low self-esteem and unhappiness and self-harm. For the first time, school and education problems appeared in the top ten concerns with a 200 per cent increase in counselling about exam stress. Since 2012/13 there has been a 15 per cent increase in counselling about eating disorders and a 21 per cent increase for body image issues. Referrals on behalf of the most vulnerable and at risk children saw a 7 per cent increase, with Key Stats 65 per cent of total referrals about suicidal young people. There has been an increase of 168 per cent from 2012/13 in counselling about online sexual abuse while there has been an 18 per cent decrease in physical abuse counselling. (Edited publisher abstract)
Managing intense emotions and overcoming self-destructive habits: a self-help manual
- Author:
- BELL Lorraine
- Publisher:
- Brunner-Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 229p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The treatment of personality disorder is a major concern facing current mental health services. This is a self-help manual for people who would meet the diagnosis of "emotionally unstable" or "borderline personality disorder" (BPD), outlining a brief intervention which is based on a model of treatment known to be effective for other conditions, such as anxiety, depression and bulimia. The manual describes the problem areas, the skills needed to overcome them and how these skills can be developed. Areas covered include: the condition and controversy surrounding the diagnosis of BPD; drug and alcohol misuse; emotional dysregulation and the role of thinking habits and beliefs; depression and difficult mood states; and childhood abuse and relationship difficulties. The book is intended for use by people with BPD and professionals involved in their care: psychologists, psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists and occupational therapists.
Childhood sexual and physical abuse as risk factors for the development of bulimia nervosa: a community-based case control study
- Authors:
- WELCH Sarah L., FAIRBURN Christopher G.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 20(7), July 1996, pp.633-642.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Looks at the results of research to determine whether sexual or physical abuse in childhood or adolescence increases the risk of developing bulimia nervosa, and secondly to see whether any increase in risk is specific to bulimia nervosa rather than being common to psychiatric disorders in general. Young adult women with bulimia nervosa were compared with control subjects without an eating disorder, and with control subjects with other psychiatric disorders, all recruited from the same community source. An investigator-based interview was used to assess sexual and physical abuse. The findings indicate that sexual and physical abuse are both risk factors for the development of bulimia nervosa. However, they are not present in the majority of cases. This indicates that other risk factors must operate in these cases. Sexual and physical abuse do not appear to be risk factor specific to bulimia nervosa; rather, they appear to be risk factors for psychiatric disorder in general in young adult women.
Evidence-based practices for social workers: an interdisciplinary approach
- Author:
- O'HARE Thomas
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press USA
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 832
- Place of publication:
- New York
- Edition:
- 3rd ed
Within the context of the growing demands for ethical, legal, and fiscal accountability in psychosocial practices, this book provides a comprehensive resource for social workers and other human service professionals. Examining both adult disorders and problems and disorders of couples, children, and families, the book looks at how to 1) conduct clinical assessments informed by current human behaviour science; 2) implement interventions supported by current outcome research; and 3) engage in evaluation as part of daily practice to ensure effective implementation of evidence-based practices. Sample assessment/evaluation instruments (contributed by leading experts) allow practitioners and students to better understand their use as both assessment and evaluation tools. Case studies and sample treatment plans help the reader bridge the gap between clinical research and everyday practice. Overall, the book provides practitioners and students with a thoroughly researched yet practice-oriented resource for learning and implementing effective assessment, intervention and evaluation methods for a wide array of psychosocial disorders and problems-in-living in adults, children and families. (Edited publisher abstract)
Handbook of prevention and treatment with children and adolescents: intervention in the real world context
- Editors:
- AMMERMAN Robert T., HERSEN Michel
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 671p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Section one looks at general issues, focusing on children and poverty and children in the community. Section two is on intervention formats and settings and contains chapters on: individual and group interventions; residential services for children and young people; and interventions in the school and community. Section three is on preventive interventions and looks at: early intervention with at risk children and their families; substance use and misuse; conduct disorders and antisocial behaviour; mental health; health promotion; child abuse and neglect; child sexual abuse; and AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases. Section four examines treatment interventions, and includes: depressive disorders; anxiety disorders; post traumatic stress disorder; conduct disorder; attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; eating disorders; and substance related disorders.
Mental health interventions with preschool children
- Authors:
- LYMAN Robert, HEMBREE-KIGIN Toni
- Publisher:
- Plenum
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 312p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents a review of assessment and treatment for a number of mental health conditions specific to the preschool child. Organised by specific disorder, each chapter looks at prevalence, etiology, assessment and treatment. Includes sections on: learning difficulties; enuresis and encopresis; eating problems; sleep disorders; communication and language problems; psychosomatic illnesses; conduct and attention problems; fears and anxiety; autism and pervasive developmental disorders; physical and sexual abuse; and depression and reaction to loss.
Children, young people and mental distress
- Author:
- CAPSTICK Louise
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 33p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Fact sheet on the mental health problems of children and young people. Includes sections on: statistics; relevant legal issues; specific problems (such as depression, schizophrenia, suicide and self harm, eating disorders, sex and sexuality, sleep problems, disability, school problems and drugs); and sources of help and information.