Mental health disorders in adolescents : a guide for parents, teachers, and professionals

Mental health disorders in adolescents : a guide for parents, teachers, and professionals /

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. Two reader-friendly sections, "Recognizing the Problem, Finding Help, and Negotiating...

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Other authors / contributors: Hazen, Eric P. (Author), Goldstein, Mark A. (Mark Allan), 1947- (Author), Goldstein, Myrna Chandler, 1948- (Author)
Other authors / contributors: Jellinek, Michael S. (writer of foreword.)
Imprint: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2011]
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent psychiatry.
Adolescent psychopathology.
Mental illness.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to mental health treatment for adolescents
  • Finding treatment
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychiatric medications
  • Major depressive disorder
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Psychotic disorders
  • School-related disorders
  • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Substance abuse
  • Personality disorders
  • Behavioral disorders: oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder
  • Eating disorders
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder and tic disorders
  • Reactions to stress, loss, and illness
  • Reactions to trauma
  • Dangerous behavior: suicide, self-injury, and violence
  • Autism spectrum disorders / Charles Henry.

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