
Adolescent Psychiatry
A Contemporary Perspective for Health Professionals
De Gruyter (Publisher)
Published on 14. October 2013
Book
Mixed media product
XVI, 244 pages
978-3-11-031662-9 (ISBN)
Article is exhausted; no reprint
Description
Psychiatric disorders in adolescents are an important social problem relevant to almost all healthcare professionals. The prevalence of mood, anxiety, substance use and other psychiatric disorders among adolescents is high. However, medical professionals are not sufficiently trained about adolescent psychiatric disorders. Primary care providers correctly identify less than a fourth of youth with a depressive or anxiety disorder and many clinicians underestimate the importance of the problem of adolescent psychiatric illnesses and suicidal behavior. Multiple clinical, neurobiological, cultural and legal aspects of psychiatric disorders in adolescents are discussed in this book.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
Includes a print version and an ebook
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm
Width: 17 cm
ISBN-13
978-3-11-031662-9 (9783110316629)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Leo Sher, James J. Peters Veterans' Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA; Joav Merrick, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, Israel.