Child mental health and psychosocial development : report of a WHO expert committee, meeting held in Geneva from 9 to 15 November 1976

Introduction -- Part I. The Current Situation: 1. Population characteristics and secular trends -- 2. Epidemiologhical and developmental features -- 3. patterns of existing services -- Part II. Possibilities for Action: 1. Principles of intervention -- 2. Preventive measures -- 3. Treatment measures -- 4. Research implications and priorities -- 5. Service provision and personnel development -- 6. Planning and coordination -- Part III. Recommendations : 1. Introduction -- 2. Recommendations on the prevention of childhood mental disorder and the fostering of healthy psychosocial development -- 3. Recommendations on the treatment of mental disorders in children -- 4. Recommendations on the development of knowledge concerning the magnitude, nature, and causes of mental health problems in children in various countries -- 5. Recommendations on the planning and coordination of programmes -- 6. Recommendations on the training of child mental health personnel -- 7. WHO's role in programmes concerned with child mental health and psycho-social development -- 8. Conclusion