This chapter provides an overview of and an orientation to the psychiatric treatment of children and adolescents. Treatment modalities as they apply to adults are covered in the other chapters in Part III of this textbook. In this chapter we focus on aspects of treatment that are different for children and adolescents than for adults. Childhood psychopathology and the treatment methods used for each disorder are discussed elsewhere in this volume (see Chapter 21, "Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence," by Ursano et al.). Throughout this chapter, the terms child and children refer to children of all ages, to include adolescents, unless otherwise stated.