David Palframan, M.D. - Author, Child Psychiatrist, Researcher
A practitioner of child and family psychiatry for 50 years, Dr. Palframan enjoyed a wide ranging career including research, teaching and community consultations.
Through his years of listening to and treating children with a wide range of disorders, Palframan discovered that the biggest challenge was to engage young people and their parents in the rapid diagnosis and treatment of depression.
These publications help recognize the pernicious symptoms and potential treatment options for depression and other common psychiatric problems affecting children.
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"This book is a call to arms about children and youth depression. Parents, teachers, family doctors, grandparents, and all of us who relate closely to children need to be more aware of depression in children and families. All of our wit, wisdom and tenacity must be trained on these complex situations. The causes are seldom simple, but the search for the best possible therapy, support and relief from misery is one that is both rewarding and enlightening. Although coping with this all too common illness is usually a long, hard chore, depression does end. When it does, the sensitivity and decency of the sufferer can shine through and life literally begins again."
Young Misery is for teenagers and their families who suspect a mental illness. Through case studies, clinical descriptions, and personal stories, the book offers clear steps towards engaging with treatment. This book provides parents and professionals with methods of identifying depression and how to cope, using both medical and family-based interventions.
A Child Psychiatrist in Your Desk Drawer is for front-line health professionals confronted by overly long waiting lists to access mental health services. This mini-reference book offers a quick guide to diagnosis and the first steps in treatment of young people's psychiatric problems so that courses of treatment may embarked upon without the heartbreaking delay.
There is a shortage of child psychiatrists in Canada and the family doctors, paediatricians, social workers and school personnel have all found great difficulty in arranging easy access to these specialists. Written in consultation with experienced doctors in family medicine in paediatrics, this book is part of an effort to assist these professionals. It is intended to give practitioners an informed start on diagnosing and treating the most common dilemmas in childhood psychiatric disorders.