A guide to mental health issues in girls and young women on the autism spectrum : diagnosis, intervention and family support / Judy Eaton

By: Eaton, Judy.

Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018Description: 245 pages : 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781785920929.Subject(s): AUTISM

| FEMALES

| DIAGNOSIS

| CHILDREN

| ADOLESCENTS

| FAMILY INTERACTION

| MENTAL HEALTH

| SELF INJURIOUS BEHAVIOUR

| DEPRESSION

| ANXIETY

| PSYCHOSIS

| INTERVENTION

| CLIENT PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

| MENTAL HEALTH ACT (UK) (2007)

Genre/Form: Case Reports.

Contents:

Preface. - List of Abbreviations. - 1. Accessing a diagnosis. - 2. Misdiagnosis. - 3. The Mental Health Act. - 4. Social relationships and bullying. - 5. Self-harm. - 6. Anxiety and depression. - 7. Dissociative disorders and psychosis. - 8. Eating disorders. - 9. The impact of mental health issues on parents and siblings. - 10. The women and girls' own stories. - Useful resources for clinicians and parents. - Subject index. - Author index.

Summary: "Girls with autism require tailored support for dealing with mental health issues. This book offers interventions specifically for supporting girls with their mental health, by looking at looking at how girls are assessed and diagnosed for autism, and explaining which mental health conditions girls with autism most frequently experience." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

List(s) this item appears in: Teen programme- Explore May 2021 | Autistic girls and women. Updated Feb 2024 | Mental health care. September 23. CM

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	IHC Library	Main Collection	720 EAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		W0016095
Book	IHC Library	Main Collection	720 EAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		W008763

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Girls with autism require tailored support for dealing with mental health issues. This book offers interventions specifically for supporting girls with their mental health, by looking at looking at how girls are assessed and diagnosed for autism, and explaining which mental health conditions girls with autism most frequently experience." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

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