The book describes the current situation of child and adolescent psychiatry of the various countries. Aspects including definition, historial development, current situation, diagnostic and therapeutic methods, the structure and organization of services, as well as the cooperation with medical and non-medical disciplines, medical education, research and future perspectives are discussed in each contribution. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Europe therefore gives an extensive comparison of the "state of the art" in child and adolescent psychiatry in Europe.