Handbook of Psychiatric Practice in the Juvenile Court: The Workgroup on Psychiatric Practice in the Juvenile Court of the American Psychiatric Asso

Rising violence among youth, the alarming explosion of illicit drug use and an increasing incidence of child abuse underscore the need to involve mental health professionals in the juvenile court system. This practical handbook for practitioners examines the role that psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are called upon to play when children, adolescents and their families end up in court.