About the authors:Valsamma Eapen - Professor & Chair, Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.Philip Graham - Emeritus Professor of Child Psychiatry, Institute of Child Health, London.Shoba Srinath - Professor & Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.

• Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of tables and boxes; 1. Introduction; 2. Assessment and treatment: general principles; 3. Making a summary and action plan; 4. Development and developmental problems; 5. Intellectual disability; 6. Habit disorders; 7. Emotional problems; 8. Behaviour and related problems; 9. Specific problems in adolescence; 10. Alcohol and drug dependency; 11. Psychotic disorders; 12. Chronic physical illness and disability; 13. Physical illness without an identifiable physical explanation; 14. Stressful situations; 15. Parents and the needs of children; 16. Mental health promotion; 17. Medication; References and suggested reading; Appendix 1. My star chart; Appendix 2. Guide to medication for use in childhood mental disorders; Index.

About the authors:Valsamma Eapen - Professor & Chair, Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.Philip Graham - Emeritus Professor of Child Psychiatry, Institute of Child Health, London.Shoba Srinath - Professor & Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.

• Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of tables and boxes; 1. Introduction; 2. Assessment and treatment: general principles; 3. Making a summary and action plan; 4. Development and developmental problems; 5. Intellectual disability; 6. Habit disorders; 7. Emotional problems; 8. Behaviour and related problems; 9. Specific problems in adolescence; 10. Alcohol and drug dependency; 11. Psychotic disorders; 12. Chronic physical illness and disability; 13. Physical illness without an identifiable physical explanation; 14. Stressful situations; 15. Parents and the needs of children; 16. Mental health promotion; 17. Medication; References and suggested reading; Appendix 1. My star chart; Appendix 2. Guide to medication for use in childhood mental disorders; Index.

About the authors:Valsamma Eapen - Professor & Chair, Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.Philip Graham - Emeritus Professor of Child Psychiatry, Institute of Child Health, London.Shoba Srinath - Professor & Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.

• Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of tables and boxes; 1. Introduction; 2. Assessment and treatment: general principles; 3. Making a summary and action plan; 4. Development and developmental problems; 5. Intellectual disability; 6. Habit disorders; 7. Emotional problems; 8. Behaviour and related problems; 9. Specific problems in adolescence; 10. Alcohol and drug dependency; 11. Psychotic disorders; 12. Chronic physical illness and disability; 13. Physical illness without an identifiable physical explanation; 14. Stressful situations; 15. Parents and the needs of children; 16. Mental health promotion; 17. Medication; References and suggested reading; Appendix 1. My star chart; Appendix 2. Guide to medication for use in childhood mental disorders; Index.