This text pulls together a range of issues about the psychiatric needs of offending and at-risk adolescents. A key theme throughout the book is the constant flux between young people's problems and their state of mental health.

Following a structured approach, it looks at assessment, treatment and outcomes for different disorders and highlights the importance of effective interaction between specialist agencies.

The key features of Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry include:

• The influences which shape young people's attitudes and behaviour
• The association between different offending behaviour patterns and psychiatric disorders
• Future strategies - politics, service provision, impact of research and the European perspective