Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders : What We Know and What We Don't Know

by Evans, Dwight L.; Foa, Edna B.; Gur, Raquel E.; Hendin, Herbert; O'Brien, Charles P.; Seligman, Martin E. P.; Walsh, B. Timothy

• ISBN13: 9780195173642
• ISBN10: 0195173643
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-14
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Following on the heels of the widely acclaimed A Guide to Treatments That Work (OUP, 2002) by Nathan and Gorman, Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders brings together a distinguished group of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists to provide a groundbreaking,evidence-based survey of treatments and preventions for adolescents with mental health disorders. The book, the very first to disseminate the findings of the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative sponsored by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania, addresses the current state of our knowledge about variousmental health disorders in the teenage years, a developmental period when behavior and the brain are still "plastic." Here, six commissions established by the Sunnylands Trust and APPC pool their expertise on adolescent anxiety, schizophrenia, substance use disorders, depression and bipolardisorders, eating disorders, and suicide in sections that thoroughly define each disorder, outline and assess available treatments, discuss prevention strategies, and suggest a research agenda based on what we know and don't yet know about these various conditions. As a meaningful counterpoint to its primary focus on mental illness, the volume also incorporates the latest research from a seventh commission-on positive youth development--which addresses how we can fully prepare young people to be happy and successful throughout their lives. Concluding chaptersdiscuss other critical issues of particular relevance: the stigma of mental illness, the role of primary-care doctors and school-based mental health professionals in the detection and treatment of adolescent mental health problems, and the research, policy, and practice context for the delivery ofevidence-based treatments. Integrating the work of eminent scholars in both psychology and psychiatry, this work will be an essential volume for academics and practicing clinicians and will serve as a wake-up call to mental health professionals and policy makers alike about the state of our nation'sresponse to the needs of adolescents with mental disorders. The Association of American Publishers' 2005 Award Winner for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing--Clinical Medicine

Table of Contents

Adolescent Mental Health Initiative	xi
Foreword	xxiii
Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Introduction	xxv
Dwight L. Evans
Martin E.P. Seligman
Part I Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Commission on Adolescent Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Defining Depression and	3	(26)
Bipolar Disorder
Treatment of Depression and Bipolar Disorder	29	(26)
Prevention of Depression and Bipolar Disorder	55	(14)
Research Agenda for Depression and Bipolar Disorder	69	(8)
Part II Schizophrenia
Commission on Adolescent Schizophrenia
Defining Schizophrenia	77	(32)
Treatment of Schizophrenia	109	(24)
Prevention of Schizophrenia	133	(24)
Research Agenda for Schizophrenia	157	(4)
Part III Anxiety Disorders
Commission on Adolescent Anxiety Disorders
Defining Anxiety Disorders	161	(22)
Treatment of Anxiety Disorders	183	(38)
Prevention of Anxiety Disorders	221	(26)
Research Agenda for Anxiety Disorders	247	(10)
Part IV Eating Disorders
Commission on Adolescent Eating Disorders
Defining Eating Disorders	257	(26)
Treatment of Eating Disorders	283	(20)
Prevention of Eating Disorders	303	(22)
Research Agenda for Eating Disorders	325	(10)
Part V Substance Use Disorders
Commission on Adolescent Substance and Alcohol Abuse
Defining Substance Use Disorders	335	(56)
Treatment of Substance Use Disorders	391	(20)
Prevention of Substance Use Disorders	411	(16)
Research Agenda for Substance Use Disorders	427	(6)
Part VI Youth Suicide
Commission on Adolescent Suicide Prevention
Defining Youth Suicide	433	(12)
Universal Approaches to Youth Suicide Prevention	445	(18)
Targeted Youth Suicide Prevention Programs	463	(8)
Preventive Interventions and Treatments for Suicidal Youth	471	(16)
Research Agenda for Youth Suicide Prevention	487	(10)
Part VII Beyond Disorder
Commission on Positive Youth Development
The Positive Perspective on Youth Development	497	(34)
Part VIII Summary of Conclusions, Recommendations, Priorities
Stigma	531	(14)
David L. Penn
Abigail Judge
Patrick Jamieson
Joyce Garczynski
Michael Hennessy
Daniel Romer
The Research, Policy, and Practice Context for Delivery of Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatments for Adolescents: A Systems Perspective	545	(16)
Kimberly Hoagwood
The American Treatment System for Adolescent Substance Abuse: Formidable Challenges, Fundamental Revisions, and Mechanisms for Improvements	561	(18)
Kathleen Meyers
A. Thomas McLellan
The Role of Primary Care Physicians in Detection and Treatment of Adolescent Mental Health Problems	579	(18)
Daniel Romer
Mary McIntosh
The Roles and Perspectives of School Mental Health Professionals in Promoting Adolescent Mental Health	597	(20)
Daniel Romer
Mary McIntosh
A Call to Action on Adolescent Mental Health	617	(8)
Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Daniel Romer
References	625	(166)
Index	791