Adolescent Mental Health : Connections to the Community.

FRONT COVER -- ABOUT THE EDITOR -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND HOW TO CITE -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I - THE INTERACTION OF ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH WITH THE CULTURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC COMMUNITY -- CHAPTER 1 - ADOLESCENT HEALTH-RISK BEHAVIOR AND COMMUNITY DISORDER -- CHAPTER 2 - WHERE LIES THE RISK? AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING CHILD MENTAL HEALTH RISK AND VULNERABILITIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -- PART II - THE INTERACTION OF ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH WITH THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY -- CHAPTER 3 - THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCHOOL CLASS COMPOSITION AND SUICIDAL IDEATION IN LATE ADOLESCENCE: FINDINGS FROM THE YOUNG-HUNT 3 STUDY -- CHAPTER 4 - THE IMPACT OF PERSONAL BACKGROUND AND SCHOOL CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ON ACADEMIC COMPETENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING ACROSS THE PRIMARY-SECONDARY SCHOOL TRANSITION -- CHAPTER 5 - MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN ADOLESCENCE: 9-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF THE TRAILS STUDY -- CHAPTER 6 - SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: SIGNPOST FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL SERVICE UTILIZATION IN ADOLESCENTS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS? A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE UNITED STATES COHORT -- CHAPTER 7 - A TWO-YEAR PERSPECTIVE: WHO MAY EASE THE BURDEN OF GIRLS' LONELINESS IN SCHOOL? -- PART III - THE INTERACTION OF ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH WITH PEER AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS -- CHAPTER 8 - CYBER AND TRADITIONAL BULLYING VICTIMIZATION AS A RISK FACTOR FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND SUICIDAL IDEATION IN ADOLESCENTS -- CHAPTER 9 - ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PARENT-ADOLESCENT ATTACHMENT RELATIONSHIP QUALITY, NEGATIVE LIFE EVENTS, AND MENTAL HEALTH -- CHAPTER 10 - SUICIDAL BEHAVIORS IN DEPRESSED ADOLESCENTS: ROLE OF PERCEIVED RELATIONSHIPS IN THE FAMILY -- PART IV - COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS.

CHAPTER 11 - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION INTERVENTIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES -- CHAPTER 12 - PUZZLING FINDINGS IN STUDYING THE OUTCOME OF "REAL WORLD" ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: THE TRAILS STUDY -- CHAPTER 13 - DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF EMOTION DYSREGULATION AND TRAUMA SYMPTOMS IN SELF-INJURIOUS AND SUICIDAL ADOLESCENT FEMALES: A PILOT PROGRAM WITHIN A COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE -- CHAPTER 14 - CONSUMER FEEDBACK FOLLOWING PARTICIPATION IN A FAMILY-BASED INTERVENTION FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH -- AUTHOR NOTES -- BACK COVER.

Mental illnesses are often difficult to treat. They do not just affect individuals, they are rooted within communities and affect many other aspects of individuals' social and physical lives as well. This book examines mental health specifically in adolescents, exploring how mental illnesses interface with communities, schools, families, and peers. It also explores the connotations for educators, social workers, medical professionals, and public policymakers. The various sections cover the following topics: The interactions of adolescent mental health with the broader cultural and socioeconomic communities The interactions of the educational community on adolescent mental health The impact of peer and family relationships on adolescent mental health Case studies of successful community interventions This accessible reference volume offers a comprehensive guide to the multifaceted field of adolescent mental health. Edited by a physician at Boston Children's Hospital, this book is an important resource for educators, parents, social workers, researchers, clinicians, public policy makers, and all who wish to understand the complex interactions involved in comprehending and treating mental health disease in young people.

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