Shaping the Future of Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Towards Technological Advances and Service Innovations

Shaping the Future of Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Towards Technological Advances and Service Innovations focuses on the impact of the Internet and digital technologies on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents, harnessing the expansion of knowledge on psychiatric disorders and their treatment, and addressing contextual challenges in the field.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 26 September 2022
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology

Shaping the Future of Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Towards Technological Advances and Service Innovations is a timely and comprehensive book that coincides with the 25th International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) Congress in Dubai from December 5 to 9, 2022. This book explores three overarching themes that are crucial in understanding the impact of the Internet and digital technologies on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.

Firstly, it delves into the profound influence of the Internet and digital technologies on the mental health of children and adolescents, encompassing computerized therapies and their fundamental role in advancing knowledge in the field. The book highlights the benefits and challenges of these technologies, such as their potential to provide accessible and personalized mental health care, while also raising concerns about privacy, addiction, and the potential for misinformation.

Secondly, the book emphasizes the importance of harnessing the expanding knowledge on psychiatric disorders and their treatment for children and adolescents. It showcases chapters that explore various aspects of adversity in child and adolescent mental health, including trauma, anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. These chapters provide valuable insights into the latest research, treatment approaches, and innovative technologies that are being developed to address these mental health challenges.

Thirdly, given the location of the IACAPAP Congress in Dubai, the book focuses on aspects of child and adolescent mental health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Chapters provide insights into a broad range of contemporary technology- and service innovation-related topics in child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health. These topics include growing up in the digital age, cyberbullying, clinical applications of big data and machine learning, computerized cognitive behavioral therapy, technology-enhanced learning, lessons from COVID-19, new understanding of the consequences of psychological trauma, autoimmune encephalitis, and precision therapeutics in depression.

By acknowledging the global challenge of child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health, the book emphasizes contextual challenges in the field, including innovations for scaling up mental health intervention in low- and middle-income countries and research and training in the Eastern Mediterranean. The book aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date perspective on the latest developments in child and adolescent mental health, with a particular focus on technological advances and service innovations.

This book is a valuable resource for professionals, researchers, policymakers, and parents who are interested in shaping the future of child and adolescent mental health. It offers a wealth of information and insights that can help individuals and communities better understand and address the mental health challenges faced by children and adolescents in the digital age.

Weight: 644g
Dimension: 153 x 225 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323917094