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Child psychiatry in Britain--the last 30 years
Insights
Child and adolescent psychiatry has significantly evolved over 30 years, establishing itself as a robust medical specialty. It now attracts top physicians and features dynamic multidisciplinary collaboration in mental health.
Area of Science:
- Child and adolescent psychiatry
- Developmental psychology
- Mental health research
Background:
- The field has undergone substantial changes in the past three decades.
- Key ideas and concepts now define clinical practice and research.
- The specialty's growth is influenced by evolving psychological and social work paradigms.
Abstract:
The development of child and adolescent psychiatry over the last thirty years is described with emphasis on the ideas and concepts which have become a characteristic feature of clinical practice and research. Aspects of training, innovations in practice and the relationship with paediatrics are discussed and the growing participation in international bodies concerned with mental health is outlined. The specialty is now well established and is attracting physicians of high calibre to its ranks. Multidisciplinary collaboration is still a strong feature but has taken a different form in the light of new developments in clinical and developmental child psychology and psychiatric social work.