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BMA Board of ScienceBoard of ScienceThis report was prepared under the auspices of the Board of Science of the British MedicalAssociation, whose membership for 2005/06 was as follows:Dame Deirdre J HineDr Michael WilksMr James N JohnsonDr D PickersgillSir Charles GeorgeDr P MaguireDr P H DangerfieldDr G D LewisDr A S ThomsonDr C SmithDr G RaeDr S J L SmithDr D M B WardDr D M SinclairDr S MinkoffDr O MoghrabyDr G D DilliwayDr C Spencer-Jones (By invitation)Dr E F Coyle (Co-optee)Dr G Buckley (Co-optee)Dr P Steadman (Co-optee)Dr S J Richards (Deputy member)President, BMAChair, BMA Representative BodyChair, BMA CouncilTreasurer, BMAChair, Board of ScienceDeputy Chair, Board of ScienceApproval for publication as a BMA policy report was recommended by BMA Board of ProfessionalActivities on 24 May 2006.Declaration of interestThere were no competing interests with anyone involved in the research and writing of thisreport. For further information about the editorial secretariat or board members please contactthe Science and Education Department which holds a record of all declarations of interest :info.science@bma.org.ukChild and adolescent mental health: A guide for healthcare professionalsiii