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Editorial: what are the concerns of a European child and adolescent psychiatrist?

Author: Paul G. Ramchandani

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 12/2016

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As a child and adolescent psychiatrist working in London, my first professional concern is for the patients who attend the clinic and the mental health of the young people of the area in which I work. There are times, such as this evening as I sit on a flight to Madrid to attend a scientific meeting, when my thoughts regarding child and adolescent mental illness extend beyond my immediate area to wider Europe. Then there are times when one is reminded of the broader concern for the mental health of children and adolescents across the globe. The current plight of refugees in Europe reminds us of this [3]. Reading the current issue of the journal ECAP emphasises that point. …

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Title: Editorial: what are the concerns of a European child and adolescent psychiatrist?
Author: Paul G. Ramchandani
Publication date: 01-12-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 12/2016
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-016-0917-3

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