1st Edition
Adolescent Psychiatry, V. 29 The Annals of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry
Edited By Lois T. Flaherty
Copyright 2005
392 Pages
by
Routledge
392 Pages
by
Routledge
392 Pages
by
Routledge
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A special section on adolescent substance abuse highlights Volume 29 of Adolescent Psychiatry . Contributions range from an examination of brain myelination in relation to onset of addictive disorders (Bartzokis) to the screening instruments used to detect substance use disorders (Rosner) to practical aspects of psychiatric assessment and management of substance abusing adolescents... Read more
Part I: Special Section on Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction. Rosner, The Scourge of Addiction: What the Adolescent Psychiatrist Needs to Know. Havivi, Substance Abuse in Teens: A Clinical Approach to Assessment and Treatment. Bartzokis, Brain Myelination in Prevalent Neuropsychiatric Developmental Disorders: Primary and Comorbid Addiction. Grob, The Enigma of Ecstasy: Implications for Youth and Society. Fong, Pathological Gambling in Adolescents: No Longer Child's Play. Miotto, Davoodi, & Maya, Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and Ketamine: Effects and Treatment of Toxicity. Part II: Development, Psychopathology, and Psychotherapy. Day, Chiu, & Hendren, Structure and Function of the Adolescent Brain: Findings from Neuroimaging Studies. Becker, Grilo, Validation Studies of the Borderline Personality Disorder Construct in Adolescents: Implications for Theory and Practice. Paris, Diagnosing Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescence. Petti, Blitsch, Blix, & Sims, Deliberate Foreign Body Ingestion in Hospitalized Youth: A Case Series and Overview. Milrod, Busch, Shapiro, Leon, & Aronson, A Pilot Study of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in 18- to 21-Year-Old Patients with Panic Disorder. Shen, Chiu, Lim, Cross-Cultural Issues in Therapy with an Asian American Adolescent.
Biography
Lois T Flaherty, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist on the teaching faculty of Harvard University and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. A past president of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry and a consultant to the Center for School Mental Health Assistance in Baltimore, Dr. Flaherty remains active in school-based mental health programs and community psychiatry.
