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Adolescent Psychiatry, V. 26

Annals of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry

• Edited by Lois T. Flaherty

• Price: $57.50 $51.75
• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 336
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1st April 2002
• ISBN: 978-0-88163-332-0

About the Book

Volume 26 of The Annals begins with essays that address the challenge of maintaining human connections in a biological century; Philip Katz focuses on the human encounter between therapist and patient whereas Vivian Rakoff emphasizes the continuing identity of the healer throughout history. Papers on adolescent development, which challenge readers to look beyond preconceived ideas, include Robert Galatzer-Levy's examination of adolescence as a social construction expressed in contradictory cultural narratives and Jack Drescher's exploration of the developmental narratives of gay men in order to illuminate the seeming invisibility of gay adolescents.

A section dedicated to "Trauma, Violence, and Suicide" explores interventions with special groups of high-risk adolescents, including violent offendors, suicide attempters, and adolescent refugees. A special section on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorders includes a debate on whether or not conduct disorder is actually a valid diagnosis. The final section of Volume 26 addresses social issues of continuing relevance to adolescent psychiatry: the juvenile death penalty and gays in the military. Reprinted here are the ASAP's position statements on these two issues along with its amici curiae brief in support of the petitioner in the landmark Supreme Court case of Thompson v. Oklahoma.

Volume 26 of The Annals tracks the continuing evolution of adolescent psychiatry as it strives to keep pace with therapeutic and social responsibilities which, in the 21st century, have become increasingly intertwined. We have here a typically thoughtful compendium that, in drawing attention to the pressing issues before those who work with adolescents, highlights bith the field's achievements to date and the work that lies before it.

Table of Contents

Part I. Schonfeld and Keynote Addresses 1. Lessons My Patients Taught Me, Katz 2. Perennial Medicine and Changing Technologies, Rakoff Part II. Developmental Issues 3. Created in Others' Eyes, Galatzer-Levy 4. Invisible Gay Adolescents: Developmental Narratives of Gay Men, Drescher Part III. Trauma, Violence, and Suicide 5. Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Cuban Adolescent Refugees During Camp Confinement, Rothe, Castillo-Matos, Busquets 6. The Island Youth Programs: Community Interventions for Reducing Youth Violence and Delinquency, Thomas, Holzer III, Wall 7. A Risky Partnership: Working with the Adolescent Suicide Attempt, Ponton 8. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Inpatient and Outpatient Parasuicidal Adolescents, Katz, Gunasekara, Miller Part IV. ADHD and Conduct Disorders 9. Practical Assessment and Treatment of ADHD, Barnett, LaBellarte 10. Conduct Disorder Should Be Eliminated from the DSM, Huffine 11. Conduct Disorder is a Useful Diagnosis for Adolescents, Weissman 12. Editor's Comment: Is There Hope for Conduct Disorder? Flahety Part V. ASAP Position Papers 13. ASAP Position Statement on Gays in the Military, ASAP 14. ASAP Position Statement on the Death Penalty for Minors, ASAP 15. Summary of Thompson v. Oklahoma 487 U.S. 815 (1988), Flaherty 16. Introduction to the Brief of the ASAP and the AOA as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner in Thompson v. Oklahoma, Ratner 17. 1987 Amici Curiae Brief in the U.S. Supreme Court Case of Thompson v. Oklahoma, McLaughlin, Epstein, Weisburg, Freeling, Peabody, Pincus