title: Child psychiatry: what it is all about.
abstract: This paper discusses the history of child psychiatry, and outlines the role and training of a child psychiatrist. Case histories are introduced as illustrations of the factors with which both therapist and patient have to contend during the course of their relationship.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010819:Physician's Role; D010989:Play Therapy; D012947:Social Work