Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Teens and suicide (pp. 3-30)
(Hatim A Omar and Joav Merrick)
Section one: The adolescent brain (pp. 31-32)
Chapter 2. Adolescent brain development and self-esteem (pp. 33-44)
(Maria H Rahmandar and Frank M Biro)
Chapter 3. The adolescent brain and substance abuse (pp. 45-58)
(Patrick J Withrow)
Section two: Awareness and presentation (pp. 59-60)
Chapter 4. Evan’s story by his father: Suicide awareness and prevention (pp. 61-70)
(Charles W Peoples)
Chapter 5. Child and family poverty: Its impact on children and what we can do about it (pp. 71-82)
(David L Wood)
Chapter 6. Clinical overview of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (pp. 83-94)
(David L Wood)
Chapter 7. Youth gun violence: A growing public health concern (pp. 95-102)
(Amy Burnett)
Chapter 8. The internet and social media use among adolescents: Pitfalls and benefits (pp. 103-118)
(John A Yozwiak and Douglas J Yozwiak)
Chapter 9. Gender identity in adolescents (pp. 119-128)
(Mandakini Sadhir and Robyn Morris)
Chapter 10. Self-harm (pp. 129-136)
(Stephanie Stockburger and Jennifer Perry)
Chapter 11. Anxiety and depression in young athletes (pp. 137-156)
(Dilip R Patel, Hatim A Omar and Joav Merrick)
Chapter 12. Supporting adolescents who have experienced trauma (pp. 157-164)
(Cori Morgan)
Chapter 13. Eating disorders in adolescence (pp. 165-176)
(Mandakini Sadhir)
Chapter 14. How to survive and thrive: Parenting children and adolescents with mental health problems (pp. 177-186)
(Stephanie Stockburger and Alissa Briggs)
Chapter 15. Sleep: A talk for every visit (pp. 187-196)
(Shawn Sorrell)
Section three: Schools (pp. 197-198)
Chapter 16. Preventing suicide: What can schools do? (pp. 199-208)
(Alissa Briggs)
Chapter 17. School health programs as a means of suicide prevention (pp. 209-214)
(Eva Stone)
Chapter 18. Welcoming and safe schools/ communities for LGBTQ youth (pp. 215-234)
(Nicole A Begg)
Chapter 19. Trauma sensitive schools: A safe home for all students (pp. 235-244)
(Alissa Briggs)
Section four: Acknowledgments (pp. 245-246)
Chapter 20. About the editors (pp. 247
Chapter 21. About the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Kentucky Children’s Hospital at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States (pp. 249-254)
Chapter 22. The Annual “Stop Youth Suicide” Conference, Lexington, Kentucky, United States (pp. 255-256)
Chapter 23. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel (pp. 257-260)
Chapter 24. About the book series “Pediatrics, child and adolescent health” (pp. 261-266)
Section five: Index (pp. 267-268)
Index (pp. 269-277)