Dr. Fanny Leyton speaks at mental health and child and adolescent psychiatry conference
12/05/2025
Dr. Fanny Leyton, psychiatrist, PhD in psychotherapy and researcher at CIESAL, gave a presentation at the second ‘Conference on Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’. The event, held during March of this year as part of a training programme, brought together specialists and professionals from different areas to promote a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of emotional and behavioural disorders in childhood and adolescence and to strengthen the knowledge of the teams that care for children and adolescents within the health care network.
The event was organised by the Hospital del Salvador, the SSVSA Subdepartment of Mental Health and the Universidad de Valparaíso Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship. Fanny Leyton delivered a lecture on ‘Early attachments, mistreatment and personality development’, together with Paulina Pizarro Barrera, who holds a master’s degree in child and Adolescent Clinical Practice. The presentation underlined the importance of early intervention and of understanding the psycho-emotional factors that influence the development of children’s mental health. In addition, they analysed approach strategies and preventive models with a view to improving the efficiency of interventions and allowing therapeutic work to be effectively carried out.
The conference provided a space for reflection and discussion on best practices in child and adolescent psychiatry, providing useful tools for clinical work and networking.
Dr. Fanny Leyton, psychiatrist, PhD in psychotherapy and researcher at CIESAL, gave a presentation at the second ‘Conference on Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’. The event, held during March of this year as part of a training programme, brought together specialists and professionals from different areas to promote a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of emotional and behavioural disorders in childhood and adolescence and to strengthen the knowledge of the teams that care for children and adolescents within the health care network.
The event was organised by the Hospital del Salvador, the SSVSA Subdepartment of Mental Health and the Universidad de Valparaíso Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship. Fanny Leyton delivered a lecture on ‘Early attachments, mistreatment and personality development’, together with Paulina Pizarro Barrera, who holds a master’s degree in child and Adolescent Clinical Practice. The presentation underlined the importance of early intervention and of understanding the psycho-emotional factors that influence the development of children’s mental health. In addition, they analysed approach strategies and preventive models with a view to improving the efficiency of interventions and allowing therapeutic work to be effectively carried out.
The conference provided a space for reflection and discussion on best practices in child and adolescent psychiatry, providing useful tools for clinical work and networking.