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At-Risk Adolescents
Friday's Progress Notes - August 28, 2006
Mental Health Information - Vol. 10 Issue 7
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com
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CONTENTS
1. Strengths and stresses in adolescent girls
2. When and how to intervene with at-risk teens
3. Getting a psychosocial history from adolescent males
4. Pregnancy prevention in adolescents
5. HIV counseling and testing for youth
6. Understanding adolescents involved with juvenile court
7. Underage drinking
8. Tips for parents on teen health issues
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Dear Colleagues,
A significant number of adolescents engage in behaviors that place
them at risk for the leading causes of mortality and morbidity. This
newsletter focuses on a number of these health-risk behaviors.
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John L. Miller, MD
1. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
A New Look at Adolescent Girls Strengths and Stresses
This is an excerpt from a book written by psychologists whose work focuses on adolescent girls.
http://www.apa.org/pi/cyf/adolesgirls.html
2. CURRENT PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
Risk Taking Adolescents: When and How To Intervene
This article discusses the neurobiology of adolescent risk taking and offers a treatment approach for at-risk teens and their parents. (Complimentary registration required to access article.)
http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/article_pages.asp?AID=815&UID=34496
3. CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS
Making the Most of the Adolescent Male Health Visit Part 1: History and Anticipatory Guidance
Aspects of the adolescent male's lifestyle may place him at risk of significant morbidity and mortality. The authors offer keys to
getting the all-important psychosocial history.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=224
4. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Pregnancy Prevention in Adolescents
Although the pregnancy rate in adolescents has declined steadily in the past 10 years, it remains a major public health problem.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20041015/1517.html
5. FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL
HIV Counseling and Testing for Youth
This HIV counseling and testing manual is designed for service providers and counselors working with youth.
http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/rhtrainmat/vctmanual.htm
6. NATIONAL JUVENILE DEFENDER CENTER
Understanding Adolescents: A Juvenile Court Training Curriculum
The training curriculum applies the findings of adolescent development and relates research to practice issues confronted in juvenile court.
7. ALCOHOL RESEARCH AND HEALTH
Psychosocial Processes and Mechanisms of Risk and Protection
This article examines the theories and psychosocial processes thought to underlie underage drinking.
8. HEALTHYWOMEN.ORG
Teen Health Kit for Parents 2006
This parent kit reviews health issues relevant to teens.
http://www.healthywomen.org/b2s/teenhealthkit.pdf
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