RT Journal A1 Pao M T1 HAndbook of child and adolescent outpatient, day treatment, and community psychiatry JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine YR 1999 FD November 1 VO 153 IS 11 SP 1205 OP 1205 DO UL http://dx.doi.org/ AB This is a multiauthored text by the editors of a previous book, The Handbook of Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment. In an effort to keep up with the changes in the current economic health care environment, the authors now describe the shift in mental health services from inpatient to outpatient and day treatments available in the community. The book is divided into 6 sections: general administrative and staffing issues, assessment, specific common childhood psychiatric disorders, therapeutic interventions, services available between inpatient and outpatient, and community-based programs.