Psychosocial disturbances in young people: Challenges for prevention

Editor : Michael Rutter

Psychosocial disturbances in young people: Challenges for prevention

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  • Publisher : Cambridge U.P.
  • Published : 1997
  • Category :
    Child and Adolescent Studies
  • Catalogue No : 8203
  • ISBN 13 : 9780521598736
  • ISBN 10 : 0521598737
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In this work, contributors examine both the way that psychosocial problems 425 PART 1. CHALLENGES: 1. What is special about adolescence? Anne Petersen and Nancy Leffert; 2. Timing of puberty and reactions to pubertal changes FRANCOIS ALSAKER; 3. The challenge of teenage antisocial behaviour DAVID FARRINGTON; 4. The challenge of depressive disorders in adolescence KATHLEEN MERIKANGAS and JULES ANGST; 5. Toward explaining patterns and trends in youth crime DAVID SMITH; 6. Depression and suicidal behaviours in adolescence: sociocultural and time trends Rene DIEKSTRA; PART 2. PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES: 7. Promoting successful coping during adolescence BRUCE COMPAS; 8. Positive effects of participation in youth organizations JANE QUINN; 9. Community influences on adolescent behaviour ALBERT REISS; 10. The positive effects of schooling PETER MORTIMORE; PART 3. CONCLUSIONS: 11. Sociocultural trends affecting the prevalence of adolescent problems LEE ROBINS.

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