Table of Contents
Section One – Public Health Aspects pp.1-2
Chapter 1. Mental health aspects of chronic illness in adolescence
(Helen D. Pratt) pp.3-16
Chapter 2. Socio-demographic determinants of malaria in pregnancy
(Faisal Shuaib, Pauline Jolly and John Ehiri)pp.17-32
Chapter 3. The effect of development of problem-solving skills on the depressive symptoms in women in a primary care setting in Turkey
(Meral Kellecia and Sevim Buzlub)pp.33-44
Chapter 4. How well do parents in the United States report heights and weights for children?
(Marilyn S. Townsend, Hugo Melgar-Quinonez, Mark Hudes and Patricia B. Crawford)pp.45-56
Chapter 5. The burden of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in Canada
(Frank Mo, Heidi Liepold, Michelle Bishop, Lianne Vardy and Howard Morrison)pp.57-66
Chapter 6. Adolescent tobacco use in Himachal Pradesh, India
(Jayakaran S. Job, Adamson S. Muula, Seter Siziya and Emmanuel Rudatsikira)pp.67-76
Chapter 7. Design, implementation and assessment of an innovative anti-smoking preventive program in Greek preschool children
(Stylianos M. Piperakis, Angeliki Thanou, Fotini Garagouni-Areou, Konstantinos A. Kouziokas and Maria Zafiropoulou)pp.77-94
Chapter 8. National survey 2002 on medical services for persons with intellectual disability in residential care in Israel
(Joav Merrick, Isack Kandel, Efrat Kenig-Merrick and Mohammed Morad)pp.95-104
Chapter 9. Black market medicine: An ethical dilemma in Israel
(Isack Kandel and Joav Merrick)pp.105-110
Section Two – Can We Make a Difference? pp.111-112
Chapter 10. Eosinophil cationic protein in pediatric asthma
(Eugenia Panagiotopoulou, Michael B. Anthracopoulos and Kostas N. Priftis) pp.113-128
Chapter 11. Are WHO/Euro system framework functions applicable to public health services?
(Itamar Grotto, Maria Haralanova and Alex Leventhal)pp.129-134
Chapter 12. Advancing youth tobacco use cessation in developing countries: Practical considerations
(Steve Sussman and David S. Black)pp.135-146
Chapter 13. Postpartum depression. Effects on the mother-infant relationship and child development
(Deana B. Davalos, Alana M. Campbell and Amanda L. Pala)pp.147-160
Chapter 14. Typical and atypical expression of distress: A study on cry
(Gianluca Esposito and Paola Venuti)pp.161-174
Chapter 15. New psychosocial methods in child health care: Can we make a difference under routine conditions?
(Dagmar Lagerberg, Margaretha Magnusson and Claes Sundelin)pp.175-186
Chapter 16. Watching health threats on the news: Predicting health risk perceptions, fear and behavior intentions
(Marijke Lemal and Jan Van den Bulck)pp.187-200
Chapter 17. Body esteem in British children: Differences due to weight status, ethnicity and gender
(Michael J. Duncan, Yahya Al-Nakeeb, Lorayne Woodfield and Alan M. Nevill)pp.201-206
Chapter 18. Causes and consequences of childhood burn: Experience from 100 cases in Bangladesh
(Selim Ahmed, Aminur Rahman, Maleeha Hussain and Fazlur Rahman)pp.207-218
Chapter 19. Attitude of secondary school children towards people with HIV/AIDS. An insight into the stigma and discrimination problem in the English speaking Caribbean
(Alok Kumar, Geeta Kumari, Richard Carter and Carmita Douglin)pp.219-226
Chapter 20. Does prolonged bottle use effect obesity indexes among preschool children?
(Constantine IVardavas, Manolis Linardakis and Anthony G. Kafatos)pp.227-238
Chapter 21. Psychological and socio-demographic determinants of obsessionality ratings among the general population
(Bruce D. Kirkcaldy and Rainer Georg Siefen)pp.239-254
Chapter 22. Knowledge and attitudes toward anorexia nervosa and self body image among young and older women in Israel
(Liat Korn and Racheli Magnezi)pp.255-266
Chapter 23. Detection of a rare hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin in a tribal family in Orissa, India
(Ranbir S. Balgir)pp.267-276
Section Three – Positive Youth Development pp.277-278
Chapter 24. Objective and subjective outcome evaluation of project P.A.T.H.S.: First year evaluation findings
(Daniel TL Shek)pp.279-290
Chapter 25. Qualitative evaluation of the project P.A.T.H.S. (Secondary 1 Program) based on the perceptions of the program implementers
(Daniel TL Shek and Rachel CF Sun)pp.291-306
Chapter 26. Evaluation of project P.A.T.H.S. using students’ weekly diaries: Replication based on secondary 2 students
(Daniel TL Shek and Ching Man Lam)pp.307-318
Chapter 27. Interim evaluation of the secondary 2 program of project P.A.T.H.S.: Insights based on the full implementation phase
(Daniel TL Shek, Rachel CF Sun and Suet Yan Tam)pp.319-332
Chapter 28. Interim evaluation of the secondary 3 program of project P.A.T.H.S.: Insights based on the experimental implementation phase
(Daniel TL Shek and Rachel CF Sun) pp.333-346
Chapter 29. Process evaluation of the secondary 2 curriculum of the project P.A.T.H.S.: Findings based on the full implementation phase
(Daniel TL Shek and Rachel CF Sun)pp.347-358
Chapter 30. Process evaluation of the implementation of the secondary 3 program of the project P.A.T.H.S. in the experimental implementation phase
(Daniel TL Shek, Rachel CF Sun and Catalina SM Ng)pp.359-374
Chapter 31. Process evaluation of program implementation based on the co-walker scheme
(Daniel TL Shek, Rachel CF Sun, Cathy NK Hang and Christina YP Tang)pp.375-386
Chapter 32. Evaluation of positive youth development programs that help secondary 2 students with greater psychosocial needs
(Daniel TL Shek and Rachel CF Sun)pp.387-402
Section Four – Sport and Adolescence pp.403-404
Chapter 33. Psychosocial considerations in youth sports: An American perspective
(Donald E. Greydanus and Helen D. Pratt)pp.405-418
Chapter 34. Sports doping: Use of drugs and supplements to enhance performance
(Donald E. Greydanus and Dilip R. Patel)pp.419-428
Chapter 35. Abuse of growth hormone by athletes
(Manmohan Kamboj and Dilip R. Patel)pp.429-438
Chapter 36. Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes: Impact and limitations of preparticipation screening
(Saad A. Siddiqui and Dilip R. Patel)ppp.439-452
Chapter 37. Sport participation by adolescents who have hypertension
(Vimal Master Sankar Raj, Venu Parachuri, Dilip R. Patel and Alfonso Torres)pp.453-460
Chapter 38. Back pain in adolescent athletes
(Donald E. Greydanus and Dilip R. Patel)pp.461-472
Chapter 39. Evaluation and treatment of ankle sprains
(Donald E. Greydanus and Dilip R. Patel)pp.473-480
Chapter 40. Knee injuries in adolescent athletes
(Dilip R. Patel) pp.481-492
Chapter 41. Cricket injuries
(Dilip R. Patel)pp.493-498
Chapter 42. Martial arts injuries in youth
(Dilip R. Patel)pp.499-506
Chapter 43. Overuse injuries in adolescent athletes
(Dilip R. Patel)pp.507-512
Chapter 44. Anterior cruciate ligament injury and lower extremity stress fractures in young female athletes
(Erin C. Duchan and Dilip R. Patel)pp.513-522
Section Five – Acknowledgments pp.523-524
Chapter 45. About the editor pp.525-526
Chapter 46. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development pp.527-530
Section Six – Index 531-532
Index pp.533-570
