This volume, first published in 1975, traces what happens when the crises of adolescence are not sufficiently well negotiated. The topics debated and explored include: emotional conflicts; educational drop-outs; social conflict; delinquency; acting-out, rebellion and violence; drugs; depression and ..
Aimed at psychiatrists and those working with children and young people in secure care, this book examines key influences which shape young people's attitudes and behaviour and shows the association between different offending behaviour patterns and psychiatric disorders. It also includes a section..
Adolescent Mental Health is an accessible overview of effective treatment and prevention programs for youths with mental health problems. It addresses some of the most common mental health issues among young people, including externalizing, internalizing and drug use problems...
The book focuses on the prediction and optimization of pharmacological treatment of psychiatric patients. Topics covered include the importance of accurate psychiatric diagnosis, medical problems which can mimic psychiatric illness, and the interface between psychiatric illness and opiate addiction ..
This volume, based on presentations from the symposium on the health effects of alcohol held in Titisee, Germany, examines the physical and psychological consequences of alcohol use and abuse, and considers environmental and ethnic factors that lead to addiction and dependence. Discusses epidemiolog..
Screening and brief intervention (SBI) has been around for over 40 years and is a widely recognized practice. Alcohol/Drug Screening and Brief Intervention: Advances in Evidence-Based Practice provides a valuable exploration of the present literature, the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of scre..
Enriched by case studies from his own career, Dr. Agronin creates a volume full of humanity, insight, and knowledge that is sure to inform and improve the habits and methods of any clinician who deals with Alzheimer’s s disease and other forms of dementia...