The Science and Pseudoscience of Children's Mental Health: Cutting Edge Research and Treatment (Hardcover)

Acknowledgments PART I. PSEUDOSCIENCE VERSUS SCIENCE 1 A New Paradigm in Children's Mental Health Sharna Olfman 2 Chemical Imbalances: The Making of a Societal Delusion Robert Whitaker 3 Epigenetics and Children's Mental Health Richard C. Francis PART II. THE SCIENCE OF CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH 4 The Impact of Toxic Chemicals on Children's Mental Health Sharna Olfman 5 Functional Brain Imbalance and Autism Spectrum Disorder Robert Melillo and Gerry Leisman 6 Nutrition and Children's Mental Health Bonnie J. Kaplan and Julia J. Rucklidge 7 Concussions in Children and Youth: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Healing the Brain Daniel Gallucci 8 The Building Blocks of Children's Mental Health: Care and Community Sharna Olfman Series Afterword: Childhood in America Sharna Olfman, PhD, Series Editor Notes and References About the Editor and Contributors Index