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9780393701869

Violence in the Lives of Adolescents

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    9780393701869

  • ISBN10:

    0393701867

  • Edition: 00
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1994-10-17
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Summary

Violence in the Lives of Adolescents provides answers to some of the most pressing questions about today's youth: Why is there so much violence in their lives? Why is so little being done about it? What can be done to shape safer lives for adolescents? How can therapists evaluate and treat an adolescent who has been touched by violence?

Author Biography

Martha Straus, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice with University Associates in Psychology in Keene, New Hampshire.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Adolescent Development and Violencep. 1
Suicidal Adolescents - Susan: "You'll Be Sorry When I'm Gone"p. 31
Runaways - Michelle: "You'd Leave, Too, If You Was Me"p. 54
Delinquents - Richie: "I'm Not Afraid of Dyin'"p. 80
Adolescent Sex Offenders - Paul: "You Don't Know What It Feels Like to Be Me"p. 103
Physically Abused Adolescents - Dawn: "Maybe It's My Fault; I Don't Really Know"p. 126
Self-Help and Community Approachesp. 148
Social Policyp. 181
Appendix: Self-Help Booksp. 203
Referencesp. 207
Indexp. 226
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