Mental Health Disorders in Adolescents : : A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Professionals / / Eric P. Hazen, Mark A. Goldstein, Eric Hazen, Myrna Chandler Goldstein.

Mental Health Disorders in Adolescents provides essential information to help parents, educators, and general practitioners find effective ways to identify and treat psychiatric disorders that many teens face. The first of two reader-friendly sections, "Recognizing the Problem, Finding Help, an...

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Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2010]
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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (350 p.) :; 63 illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I: Recognizing the Problem, Finding Help, and Negotiating the System
  • 2. Introduction to Mental Health Treatment for Adolescents
  • 3. Finding Treatment
  • 4. Psychotherapy
  • 5. Psychiatric Medications
  • Part II. Common Psychiatric Problems in Adolescence
  • 6. Major Depressive Disorder
  • 7. Bipolar Disorder
  • 8. Anxiety Disorders
  • 9. Psychotic Disorders
  • 10. School-Related Problems
  • 11. Attention-Defi cit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • 12. Substance Abuse
  • 13. Personality Disorders
  • 14. Behavioral Disorders: Oppositional Defi ant Disorder and Conduct Disorder
  • 15. Eating Disorders
  • 16. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Tic Disorders
  • 17. Reactions to Stress, Loss, and Illness
  • 18. Reactions to Trauma
  • 19. Dangerous Behavior: Suicide, Self-Injury, and Violence
  • 20. Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • 21. Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Resources
  • Appendix B: Treatment Organizer
  • Index
  • About the Authors