Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders

Description:

Sponsored by the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative of the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania and the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands Trust, Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders, Second Edition, provides a major update since the first edition in 2005. It addresses the current state of knowledge about the major mental health disorders that emerge during adolescence, including updated DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Here, six commissions established by the APPC and the Sunnylands Trust pool their expertise on adolescent anxiety, schizophrenia, substance use disorders, depression and bipolar disorders, eating disorders, and suicidal behavior in sections that thoroughly define each disorder, outline and assess available treatments, discuss prevention strategies, and suggest a research agenda based on what we know and don't yet know about these various conditions. Two additional behavioral disorders-gambling and internet addiction--are covered in this second edition. As a meaningful counterpoint to its primary focus on mental illness, the volume also incorporates the latest research from a seventh commission--on positive youth development--which addresses how we can fully prepare young people to be happy and successful throughout their lives. Concluding chapters discuss overarching issues regarding the behavioral and mental health of adolescents: overcoming the stigma of mental illness, the research, policy, and practice context for the delivery of evidence-based treatments, and the development of a more robust agenda to advance adolescent health. Integrating the work of eminent scholars in both psychology and psychiatry, this work will be an essential volume for academics and practicing clinicians and will serve as a wake-up call to mental health professionals and policy makers alike about the state of our nation's response to the needs of adolescents with mental disorders.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Part I Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Commission on Adolescent Depression and Bipolar Disorder 

1 Defining Depression and Bipolar Disorder

2 Treatment of Depression and Bipolar Disorder

3 Prevention of Depression and Bipolar Disorder

4 Research Agenda for Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Part II Schizophrenia

Commission on Adolescent Schizophrenia 

5 Defining Schizophrenia

6 Treatment of Schizophrenia

7 Prevention of Schizophrenia

8 Research Agenda for Schizophrenia

Part III Anxiety Disorders

Commission on Adolescent Anxiety Disorders

9 Defining Anxiety Disorders

10 Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

11 Prevention of Anxiety Disorders

12 Research Agenda for Anxiety Disorders

Part IV Eating Disorders

Commission on Adolescent Eating Disorders

13 Defining Eating Disorders

14 Treatment of Eating Disorders

15 Prevention of Eating Disorders

16 Research Agenda for Eating Disorders

Part V Substance Use Disorders

Commission on Adolescent Substance and Alcohol Abuse

17 The Neurobiology, Characteristics, and Prevalence of Substance Use

18 Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

19 Prevention of Substance Use Disorders

20 Research Agenda for Substance Use Disorders

Part VI Youth Suicide and Suicide Attempts

Commission on Adolescent Suicide Prevention

21 Defining Youth Suicide

22 Universal Approaches to Youth Suicide Prevention

23 Targeted Youth Suicide Prevention Programs

24 Preventive Interventions and Treatments for Suicidal Youth

25 Research Agenda for Youth Suicide Prevention

Part VII Beyond Disorder

Commission on Positive Youth Development

26 The Positive Perspective on Youth Development

Part VIII Other Behavioral Disorders

27 Adolescent Gambling

28 Internet Addiction

Part IX Conclusions, Recommendations, Priorities

29 Stigma

30 An Update on Evidence-Based Practices for Children and Adolescents in the Context of Policy, Research, and Practice: A Systems Perspective

31 The American Treatment System for Adolescent Substance Use Disorders in the 21st Century: Challenges Remain But Change Is on the Horizon

32 Conclusion: Successes Since the First Edition and Pressing Issues for the Future of Adolescent Mental and Behavioral Health

References

Index