Mental Health Disorders in Adolescents

by Hazen, Eric P., M.d.; Goldstein, Mark A.; Goldstein, Myrna Chandler; Jellinek, Michael S., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780813548944
• ISBN10: 0813548942
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-30
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Summary

Mental Health Disorders in Adolescentsprovides 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, Â"Recognizing the Problem, Finding Help, and Negotiating the System,Â" is designed to help caregivers navigate the often confusing adolescent mental health system. Readers will find comprehensive information about when and how to seek help and the kinds of treatments that are available, including a detailed discussion of psychiatric medications and psychotherapy options. Â"Common Psychiatric Problems in Adolescence,Â" the second section, offers information on specific psychiatric disorders, including symptoms and warning signs, diagnostic evaluations, treatment options, prognosis, and associated risks for each disorder. Additionally, Eric P. Hazen, Mark A. Goldstein, and Myrna Chandler Goldstein have compiled two practical appendices-one provides a list of resources, organizations, books, websites, and phone numbers for further information and support. The other serves as a Â"treatment organizerÂ" to help parents know what school and medical data to bring to a psychiatric evaluation and teach them how to keep track of important discussions related to their childÂ's treatment. By recognizing the early symptoms of a psychiatric disorder, adults may be able to save a teenÂ's life.Mental Health Disorders in Adolescentsoffers real options to anyone searching for ways to help at-risk teens.

Author Biography

Eric P. Hazen, M.D. is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist and an instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He practices at Massachusetts General Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital, where he is the chief of the division of child and adolescent psychiatry. Mark A. Goldstein, M.D. is the founding chief of the adolescent and young adult division at the Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He is the author of numerous books and editor of The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Adolescent Medicine Handbook. Myrna Chandler Goldstein, M.A, is an independent scholar, journalist, and author of numerous books and articles, including Healthy Foods: Fact versus Fiction.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Recognizing the Problem, Finding Help, and Negotiating the System
Introduction to Mental Health Treatment for Adolescents	p. 17
Finding Treatment	p. 37
Psychotherapy	p. 47
Psychiatric Medications	p. 59
Common Psychiatric Problems in Adolescence
Major Depressive Disorder	p. 81
Bipolar Disorder	p. 98
Anxiety Disorders	p. 112
Psychotic Disorders	p. 129
School-Related Problems	p. 143
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 154
Substance Abuse	p. 168
Personality Disorders	p. 192
Behavioral Disorders: Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder	p. 203
Eating Disorders	p. 212
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Tic Disorders	p. 227
Reactions to Stress, Loss, and Illness	p. 248
Reactions to Trauma	p. 262
Dangerous Behavior: Suicide, Self-Injury, and Violence	p. 277
Autism Spectrum Disorders Charles Henry, M.D.	p. 294
Conclusion	p. 307
Resources	p. 313
Treatment Organizer	p. 320
Index	p. 325
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