This volume provides coverage of the theory as well as practical guidance to inpatient child psychiatric treatment. This method of treatment has fallen out of fashion in recent years in favour of community-based care, but remains a useful setting for treating more seriously ill patients. Bringing together contributions from across the profession, this book covers the "state-of-the-art" in current clinical treatment at the end of the 20th century, and sets an agenda for the future, arguing that inpatient child psychiatric units retain great potential for creative, effective, relevant treatment.
