Psychosocial problems
Part 6 - Psychosocial Problems
Chapter 16 - Child psychiatry
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Maria McCarthy and Chidambaram Prakash
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www.nctsnet.org — National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Excellent website containing practical resources for families and healthcare professionals.
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www.aacap.org — American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Contains useful practice parameters for doctors and information for families.
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www.nimh.nih.gov [Health & Outreach > Topics > Children & Adolescents] — National Institute of Mental Health in USA with parent information.
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www.zerotothree.org — Excellent resource for infant mental health in this Washington-based organisation.
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Chapter 17 - Child abuse
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Anne Smith and Chris Sanderson
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[Child Abuse] — RCH Clinical Practice Guidelines. Contains useful guidelines for assessment and management of child abuse.
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www.vfpms.org.au — Victorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service (VFPMS). Contains useful relevant literature, educational resources and guidelines.
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http://www.vfpms.org.au/childrenatrisk/vuln.htm - Online learning resource for professionals dealing with children at risk
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Chapter 18 - The death of a child
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Peter McDougall, Jenny Hynson and Maree O'Toole
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www.rch.org.au/rch_palliative — Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program.
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www.vifm.org — Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine.
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www.nalagvic.org.au — National Association for Loss and Grief (NALAG).
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www.vsk.org.au — Very Special Kids.
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www.sidsandkids.org — SIDS and Kids (1800 240 400 — 24 h consult). Usually for those affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a child d6 years old, but some rural area services take referrals for children up to 18 years old.
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www.sandsvic.org.au — Sudden and Neonatal Death Support (SANDS) Victoria.
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www.health.vic.gov.au/perinatal — Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity. Annual Report for the Year 2005, incorporating the 44th Survey of Perinatal Deaths in Victoria, Melbourne 2007.
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Fleming P, Blair P, Bacon C, Berry J. Sudden unexpected deaths in infancy: the CESDI SUDI studies 1993—1996. The Stationery Office, London, 2000.
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Krous HF, Beckwith JB, Byard RW. Sudden infant death syndrome and unclassified sudden infant deaths: a definitional and diagnostic approach. Pediatrics 2004; 114(1); 234—238.
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