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Sri Lanka is a lower middle-income country (LMIC) with a population of 4.6 million between 5 and 17 years-old. Poverty, terrorism and the effects of long-standing civil war have created a high mental health burden in the country. Similar to other LMICs, mental health is a neglected and an under-researched area in Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka has only 10 board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists in the country with 0.03 child and adolescent psychiatrists per 100 000 population. Due to the limited number of child and adolescent psychiatrists, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Sri Lanka has a diverse role including curative, health promotion, medico-legal, research and teaching responsibilities.This book gives an overview of the common psychosocial problems among children and adolescents in Sri Lanka and the nature of the child and adolescent mental health services available in the country at present, and elaborates the challenges faced by practitioners when providing mental health services to children and adolescents, with limited resources. The book also discusses practical solutions that can be taken to improve the child and adolescent mental health services in low-income settings, where scarcity of resources makes it impossible to adhere to ideal practice.

Alle vansker de hadde ble forstått som en del av autismen. Det førte til at mange mennesker med asd ikke fikk den hjelpen de trengte for psykiske vansker som angst og depresjon. I dag er det bred faglig enighet om at mennesker med asd er mer sårbare for å utvikle psykiske lidelser enn andre. Likevel er det mange som ikke får adekvat behandling for disse vanskene, fordi fagpersoner innen psykisk helsevern ofte har lite erfaring med denne sammensatte gruppen. I Autisme og mental helse forteller dyktige fagfolk om hvordan ulike psykiske lidelser arter seg hos men - nesker med asd, og hva man må vite for å kunne gi god behandling. Boken retter seg mot helsepersonell og andre interesserte, og gir bred kunnskap innen et område der det tidligere er skrevet lite på norsk.

An easy to read, jargon-free introduction to mental health, this practical guide is written for qualified and non-qualified practitioners. The authors explain key concepts in easily understandable language, accessible even to those with no prior knowledge of the subject. They detail the major mental health disorders and the issues and implications surrounding them, and include separate chapters on personality disorder, dual diagnosis and self-harm. They provide in-depth practical information on: • the Mental Health Act • diagnosis and medication • risk assessment and management. This guide is full of useful information, practical suggestions, and strategies for anyone working with people who are experiencing mental illness. It will prove invaluable to housing workers, support workers, probation officers, prison health care officers, student nurses and anyone coming in to contact with mental health issues.