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Adolescent Psychiatry, V. 24

Annals of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry

• Edited by Aaron H. Esman

• Price: $55.00 $49.50
• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 392
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1st December 1999
• ISBN: 978-0-88163-198-2

About the Book

Launched in 1971, Adolescent Psychiatry promised "to explore adolescence as a process . . . to enter challenging and exciting areas that may have profound effects on our basic concepts." Further, they promised "a series that will provide a forum for the expression of ideas and problems that plague and excite so many of us working in this enigmatic but fascinating field." The repository of a wealth of original studies by preeminent clinicians, developmental researchers, and social scientists specializing in this stage of life, the series has become an essential resource for all mental health practitioners working with youth.

Volume 24 of The Annals surveys four broad areas of adolescent psychiatry that speak to the challenges and opportunities now before the field. Part I offers three important reassessments of adolescent development; they focus, respectively, on separation-individuation theory, the interpersonal matrix of adolescence, and the psychology of belonging. Part II explores the future of child and adolescent psychiatry in the context of school-based mental health services. Several assessments of ongoing school-based mental health clinics provide the context for reflection on the future of school-based delivery systems. Part III examines forensic issues in adolescent psychiatry and includes an overview of forensic psychiatry for adolescent psychiatrists, an update on juvenile justice, and a review of the issue of competence in adolescents. Finally, Part IV offers a series of current perspectives on psychopharmacology in relation to adolescence. Contributors review the current status of pharmacological treatment of different adolescent populations, including adolescents with behavior disorders, affective disorders, anxiety disorders, pervasive developmental disorders, and psychosis. The volume concludes with a timely examination of the role of psychiatric consultation on an adolescent medical service.

Table of Contents

Part I. Developmental Considerations: Adolescent Development Reconsidered Introduction, Doctors, Horowitz 1. I Am, You Are and So Are We: A Current Perspective on Adolescent Separation-Individuation Theory, Levy-Warren 2. The Interpersonal Matrix of Adolescent Development and Treatment, Gaines 3. The Psychology of Belonging: Reformulating Adolescent Development, Noam Part II. School-Based Programs for Adolescents Introduction to Special Section, Berkovitz 4. Psychiatric Public Health Opportunities in School-based Health Centers, Adelson 5. On-Site School-based Mental Health Clinics: 15 Years' Experience in Orange County, California, Rappaport 6. School Mental Health in New Mexico, Adelsheim 7. An Advising Program in a Large Urban High School: The Magic Match, Rappaport 8. Changing Paradigms in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Toward Expanded School Mental Health, Weist, Acosta, Tashman, Nabors, Albus Part III. Forensic Issues in Adolescent Psychiatry 9. Forensic Psychiatry for Adolescent Psychiatrists: An Introduction, Rosner 10. Juvenile Justice Update, Ratner 11. Competence in Adolescents, Weinstock Part IV. Psychopharmacology in Adolescence - Current Perspectives Introduction to Special Section, Hendren 12. Pharmacological Treatment of Behavior Disorders, Sheeram, Kruesi 13. Pharmacologic Treatment of Affective Disorders in Adolescents, Wolf, Wagner 14. Pharmacologic Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Adolescence, Bhangoo, Riddle 15. Pharmacologic Treatment of Psychosis and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Bernal-Schnatter, Hendren Part V. Issues in Adolescent Consultation-Liaison 16. Psychiatric Consultation on an Adolescent Medical Service, Dulit

About the Author(s)

Aaron H. Esman, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry (Emeritus), Cornell University Medical College, and Faculty, New York Psychoanalytic Institute. He is editor of Psychology of Adolescence: Essential Readings and Psychiatric Treatment of Adolescents and author of Adolescence and Culture. He maintains a private practice of psychiatry with adults, adolescents, and children.