Overview
- Editors:
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William T. O'Donohue
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, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, USA
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Lorraine T. Benuto
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, Department of Psychology, MS 0296, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, USA
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Lauren Woodward Tolle
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, Integration Services, Aurora Mental Health Center, Aurora, USA
- Lead editor is a well-known authority on morbidity and mortality in adolescence
- Every chapter begins with state of the research and moves on to practical clinical discussion of behavioral assessments and interventions
- Extensively illustrated, included resources for professionals
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (44 chapters)
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General Issues in Adolescent Health Psychology
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- William T. O’Donohue, Lorraine T. Benuto, Lauren Woodward Tolle, Lucy Payne, Roxy Davis
Pages 3-11
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- Jessica M. Sales, Charles E. Irwin Jr.
Pages 13-29
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- K. Clements-Nolle, C. M. Rivera
Pages 77-91
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- Ralph J. DiClemente, Jennifer L. Brown, Teaniese Latham Davis
Pages 107-127
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- Sheila E. Crowell, Chloe R. Skidmore, Holly K. Rau, Paula G. Williams
Pages 129-141
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- Jennifer A. Manganello, Tetine Sentell, Terry C. Davis
Pages 143-151
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- Alexandra L. Quittner, Ivette Cejas Dr., Laura S. Blackwell
Pages 153-163
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- Erika M. Shearer, Brie A. Moore
Pages 165-174
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- Jenna L. McCauley, Kristyn Zajac, Angela M. Begle
Pages 175-190
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- Ann T. Chu, Jane M. Sundermann, Anne P. DePrince
Pages 191-204
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Developmental Issues in Adolescent Health Psychology
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Front Matter
Pages 205-205
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- Carol R. Freedman-Doan, Amanda G. Ellis
Pages 207-222
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- Steven G. Little, Angeleque Akin-Little, Keryn Lloyd
Pages 223-234
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About this book
Adolescence is a pivotal period of development with respect to health and illness. It is during adolescence that many positive health behaviors are consolidated and important health risk behaviors are first evident; thus, adolescence is a logical time period for primary prevention. In addition, the predominant causes of morbidity and mortality in adolescence are quite different from those of adults, indicating that early identification and treatment of adolescent health problems must be directed to a unique set of targets in this age group. Moreover, because of the particular developmental issues that characterize adolescence, intervention efforts designed for adults are often inappropriate or ineffective in an adolescent population. Even when chronic illnesses are congenital or begin in childhood, the manner in which the transition from childhood to adolescence to young adulthood is negotiated has important implications for disease outcomes throughout the remainder of the person’s life span.
Organized in five major sections (General Issues, Developmental Issues, Treatment and Training, Mental Health, and Physical Health) and 44 chapters, Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology addresses the common and not so common health issues that tend to affect adolescents. Coverage includes:
â–ª Context and perspectives in adolescent health psychology
â–ª Health literacy, health maintenance, and disease prevention in adolescence
â–ª Physical disorders such as asthma, obesity, physical injury, and chronic pain
â–ª Psychological disorders such as substance abuse, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, and eating disorders
â–ª Congenital chronic diseases such as type 1 diabetes and spina bifida
Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology is the definitive reference for pediatricians, family physicians, health psychologists, clinical social workers, rehabilitation specialists, and all practitioners and researchers working with adolescents.
Editors and Affiliations
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, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, USA
William T. O'Donohue
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, Department of Psychology, MS 0296, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, USA
Lorraine T. Benuto
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, Integration Services, Aurora Mental Health Center, Aurora, USA
Lauren Woodward Tolle
About the editors
William T. O’Donohue, Ph.D. is Professor in the Department of Psychology and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Nevada, Reno. From 1999 through 2005 he was Nicholas Cummings Professor of Organized Behavioral Healthcare Delivery at the same institution. In addition, he is Director of the Victims of Crimes Treatment Center and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Services at University of Nevada, Reno. He is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy and since 1999 has served on the Advisory Board of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. His areas of specialization are mental health service delivery, forensic psychology, human sexuality (treatment of victims and offenders), management and administration, behavior therapy, and philosophy of psychology.
Lorraine Benuto, Ph.D. is program coordinator and therapist for the Victims of Crime Treatment Center in the Department of Psychology at University of Nevada-Reno. She does extensive public speaking on the violent crime, sexual assault, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Lauren Woodward Tolle, M.A. will complete her doctoral internship in clinical psychology at the University of Nevada-Reno in July 2010. She is currently affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado, Denver. She received a masters degree in applied health psychology in 2004 and a masters degree in clinical psychology in 2008.
