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Springer Transition-Age Youth Mental Health Care Bridging the Gap Between Pediatric and Adult Psychiatric Care 1st Editon 2021 Softbound by Vivien Chan, Jennifer Derenne
Over the course of the last two decades, improved practices in child and adolescent mental healthcare have led to a decreased environment of stigma, which also led to an increased identification and treatment of mental health disorders in children and youth. Considering that treatment and outcomes are improved with early intervention, this is good news. However, the success gained in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry leads to a new challenge: transitioning from adolescent care to adult care.It has been known for some time that children, adult, and geriatric patients all have unique needs where it comes to mental healthcare, yet limited work has been done where it comes to the shifting of the lifespan. Where it comes to the child-adult transition—defined as those in their late teens and early/mid-20s—there can be multiple barriers in seeking mental healthcare that stem from age-appropriate developmental approaches as well as include systems of care needs. Apart from increasing childhood intervention, the problem is exacerbated by the changing social dynamics: more youths are attending college rather than diving straight into the workforce, but for various reasons these youths can be more dependent on their parents more than previous generations. Technology has improved the daily lives of many, but it has also created a new layer of complications in the mental health world. The quality and amount of access to care between those with a certain level of privilege and those who do not have this privilege is sharp, creating more complicating factors for people in this age range. Such societal change has unfolded so rapidly that training programs have not had an opportunity to catch up, which has created a crisis for care. Efforts to modernize the approach to this unique age group are still young, and so no resource exists for any clinicians at any phase in their career. This book aims to serve as the first concise guide to fill this gap in the literature. The book will be edited by two leading figures in transition age youth, both of whom are at institutions that have been at the forefront of this clinical work and research. This proposed mid-sized guide is therefore intended to be a collaborative effort, written primarily by child and adolescent psychiatrists, and also with adult psychiatrists. The aim is to discuss the developmental presentation of many common mental health diagnoses and topics in chapters, with each chapter containing clinically-relevant “bullet points” and/or salient features that receiving providers, who are generally, adult-trained, should keep in mind when continuing mental health treatment from the child and adolescent system. Chapters will cover a wide range of challenges that are unique to transition-age youths, including their unique developmental needs, anxiety, mood, and personality disorders at the interface of this development, trauma and adjustment disorders, special populations, and a wide range of other topics. Each chapter will begin with a clinical pearl about each topic before delving into the specifics. Transition-age youth.- Tips for child and adolescent psychiatry providers.- 15 going on 26: Tips for working with transitional youth.- Developing a physician workforce to bridge the gap between pediatric and adult psychiatric care.- Anxiety disorders.- Mood disorders.- Trauma and post-traumatic stress in transitional age youth.- ADHD & learning disorders.- Eating disorders among transition age youth.- First episode & early psychosis in transition age youth.- Transition age youth with autism spectrum disorder.- Substance use disorders.- Disruptive, impulse-control and conduct disorders.- Emerging personality structures in transitional age youth.- Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders in transitional age youth.- Dilemmas in disability.- Diversity and culture.- Sexual and gender minorities in transitional age youth.- Supporting connections: A focus on the mental health needs and best practices for youth in out-of-home care transitioning to adulthood.- Reproductive health and pregnancy in transitional age youth.- What's next after high school: exploring options options through identification of individual strengths and needs.- Medical leave of absence.- Digital media use in transitional age youth: challenges and opportunities.