To a parent, the diagnosis of a mental health disorder in a child notoriously imparts more anxiety and misunderstanding than any other disease category. Conditions of the mind continue to be perceived as somehow intangible and hence less "real" than diseases with visible presentations or biochemical markers. Along with the diagnosis comes myth, misattribution of blame and stigma. Parents want to understand what their child's condition is, why they have it and how it might be most safely treated. Written by an experienced professor of psychiatry from Harvard, the overall aim of this book is to provide reassurance and empowerment through improved parental knowledge. Clearly written for the US audience, the obvious differences in how health care provision is structured can prove a little distracting for the UK-based reader but this is no fault of the author.
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