Following on the heels of the widely acclaimed A Guide to Treatments That Work (OUP, 2002) by Nathan and Gorman, Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders brings together a distinguished group of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists to provide a groundbreaking, evidence-based survey of treatments and preventions for adolescents with mental health disorders. The book, the very first to disseminate the findings of the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative sponsored by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania, addresses the current state of our knowledge about various mental health disorders in the teenage years, a developmental period when behavior and the brain are still "plastic." Here, six commissions established by the Sunnylands Trust and APPC pool their expertise on adolescent anxiety, schizophrenia, substance use disorders, depression and bipolar disorders, eating disorders, and suicide 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. 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 other critical issues of particular relevance: the stigma of mental illness, the role of primary-care doctors and school-based mental health professionals in the detection and treatment of adolescent mental health problems, and the research, policy, and practice context for the delivery of evidence-based treatments. 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. The Association of American Publishers' 2005 Award Winner for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing--Clinical Medicine

IntroductionDwight L. Evans and Martin E.P. Seligman Part I. Depression and Bipolar Disorders Commission on Adolescent Depression and Bipolar Disorders 1. Defining Depression and Bipolar Disorders 2. Treatment of Depression and Bipolar Disorders 3. Prevention of Depression and Bipolar Disorders 4. Research Agenda for Depression and Bipolar Disorders 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. Defining Substance Use Disorders 18. Treatment of Substance Use Disorders 19. Prevention of Substance Use Disorders 20. Research Agenda for Substance Use Disorders Part VI. Youth Suicide 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 Part VII. Beyond Disorder Commission on Positive Youth Development 26. The Positive Perspective on Youth Development Part VIII. Summary of Conclusions, Recommendations, Priorities 27. Stigma David L. Penn, Abigail Judge, Patrick Jamieson, Joyce Garczynski, Michael Hennesy, and Daniel Romer 28. The Research, Policy, and Practice Context for Delivery of Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatments for Adolescents: A Systems Perspective, Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood 29. Challenges in the Treatment of Adolescent Substance Use Disorders: A Systems Perspective, Kathleen Meyers and A. Thomas McLellan 30. The Role of Primary Care Physicians in the Detection and Treatment of Adolescent Mental Health Problems, Daniel Romer and Mary McIntosh 31. The Role of School Mental Health Professionals in the Delivery of Care to Adolescents with Mental Health Conditions, Danial Romer and Mary McIntosh 32. Conclusion: Policy Issues/Call to the Nation Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Daniel Romer Index

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