Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders: Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders

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Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders

Print ISBN 9780195173642, 2005
pp. [791]

Index

Page numbers followed by f and t indicate figures and tables, respectively.

Abuse

alcohol . See Alcohol use and abuse

child

depression and , 14 , 15

neuroendocrine changes , 26

suicidal behavior and , 440

drug . See Substance use disorders

physical, suicidal behavior and , 439–40

sexual . See Sexual abuse

Access

to mental health services

cultural barriers , 552–53

in schools , 598–599 , 604–5 , 604 t, 605 t

survey findings , 589 , 593–94 , 610

system barriers , 551–52

to substance abuse treatment

barriers , 569–71

for step-down services , 575

system change considerations , 571–72

Acute stress disorder , 237

Addiction . See Substance use disorders

ADHD . See Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Adolescence . See also Children

age range , xxvi–xxviii

biological features , 174–76

brain development during , xxix–xxxi, 85–86 , 87 f, 175–76

definition , xxix, 78

environmental context , xxxi–xxxiii

hormonal changes , xxxi , 96

mental health problems during . See Mental health disorders; specific disorders

substance use during . See Substance use; Substance use disorders

weight loss interventions during , 316–17

Adolescent Suicide Awareness Program , 446 , 448 t

Adolescent Transitions Program , 421–22

Adrenal hormones, and adolescent behavior , xxxi, 96

Adventure programs , 393–94 , 517 t

Affective disorders . See Mood disorders

African Americans

access to mental health services , 553

depression , 40 , 61

substance use , 345

suicide rate , 436

After-school programs, for positive youth development , 512 , 513

Aggressive behavior . See also Violence

and suicide , 438

Agoraphobia , 23 , 166

Alaskan Natives, suicide rate , 436

Alcohol dehydrogenase , 387

Alcohol use and abuse

and alcohol dependence as adult , 392

anxiety and , 229

clinical aspects , 356–63 , 357 t

cocaine and , 352

in college setting , 363

consequences , 359

detoxification , 403

in “gateway” hypothesis , 359

general description , 356–57

genetics , 386–88

prevalence , 358–59

primary care physician findings , 584 , 584 t, 586 , 586t–588 t, 587 , 591 t

problematic , 357–58 , 357 t

school professional findings , 601 , 602 t

and use of emergency department , 564

withdrawal , 357–58 , 357 t

zero-tolerance policies , 565

Alcohol use disorders (AUDs)

comorbidity , 362–63

etiology , 360–63

issues in determining , 359–60

pharmacotherapy , 405–6

prevalence , 359

Allostasis, brain reward center, in substance use disorders , 378

Alprazolam, for panic disorder , 202

Amenorrhea, in anorexia nervosa , 260 , 277– 78

American Academy of Pediatrics, eating disorders treatment guidelines , 301

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention , 454 , 459 t, 460–61

American Indians, suicide rate , 436

American Psychiatric Association, eating disorders treatment guidelines , 300

American Psychological Association, standards for evidence-based mental health services , 549

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