Adolescent Mental Health - Prevention and Intervention

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.

List of contents

1. Adolescent Development 2. Evidence-Based Intervention and Prevention 3. Externalizing Problems: Risk, Prevention and Treatment 4. Internalizing Problems: Anxiety and Depression 5. Alcohol and Drug Use 6. Social Competence and Social Skills 7. Adolescent Mental Health and the School System 8. Special Challenges to Helping Adolescents with Mental Health Needs Appendix. Perspectives on Adolescent Development

About the author

Terje Ogden, Ph.D., is research director at the Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development, Unirand and professor at the Institute of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway.
Kristine Amlund Hagen, Ph.D., is senior researcher at the Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development. Her research has focused on social competence, antisocial behavior, implementation of intervention efforts, and risk and protective factors.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Kristine Amlund Hagen, Hagen Kristine Amlund, Terje Ogden, Terje Hagen Ogden, Ogden Terje
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.06.2018
• EAN: 9781138239630
• ISBN: 978-1-138-23963-0
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Adolescence and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Social welfare & social services, Mental health services, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Public health & preventive medicine, Social welfare and social services, Public health and preventive medicine