This practical, easy-to-use guide is a staple in health care facilities that treat adolescents, is widely used for board preparation, and is recommended by the American College of Physicians for their internal medicine library. The substance abuse section has been completely reorganized, and new chapters cover psychosomatic illness as well as complementary medicine.
The book provides guidance to administrators in public and private health care agencies, health care workers, guidance counselors, parents, school administrators, and policy makers on investing in, strengthening, and improving an integrated ...
The book recommends that health care providers must be sensitive to socioeconomic factors and incorporate health care in a broad array of settings including schools, neighborhoods and community centers.
This handbook is ideal for pediatric and family practitioners who do not specialize in adolescent medicine and can be used by specialists as a quick reference in the clinical setting.
A Practical Guide Debra K. Katzman Todd Callahan, Alain Joffe. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. ... YurgelunTodd D. Emotional and cognitive changes during adolescence. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2007 ... Johnson MD, Galambos NL.
Perspectives on Adolescent Health Care
Measuring What Matters National Research Council, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Care Services, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Committee on Pediatric Health and Health Care Quality Measures.
Health care reform represents a major step toward achieving the goal of improved preventive and primary care services for all Americans, including children and adolescents. Adolescence is a unique developmental...
The volume outlines the investment case for effective, costed, and scalable interventions for low-resource settings, emphasizing the cross-sectoral role of education.
Adolescence terminable and interminable: When does adolescence end? Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 23(5), 517–537. Baxter, K. (2008). The modern age: Turn-of-the-century American culture and the invention of adolescence.
This three volume work presents the Office of Technology's assessment of the physical, emotional, and behavioral health status of contemporary American adolescents, including those living in poverty, racial and ethnic...