Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. General Issues in Adolescent Health Psychology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction and the Wellness Imperative with Adolescent Behavioral Health

      • William T. O’Donohue, Lorraine T. Benuto, Lauren Woodward Tolle, Lucy Payne, Roxy Davis

      Pages 3-11

   3. A Biopsychosocial Perspective of Adolescent Health and Disease

      • Jessica M. Sales, Charles E. Irwin Jr.

      Pages 13-29

   4. Issues of Diversity in Adolescent Health Psychology: Exploring Sociocultural Influences on Adolescent Health

      • Lorraine T. Benuto

      Pages 31-42

   5. Socioeconomic Influences on Health and Health Behavior in Adolescents

      • Julia Dmitrieva

      Pages 43-60

   6. Public Health Approaches to Adolescent Health Beyond Disease and Illness

      • Richard E. Kreipe

      Pages 61-75

   7. The Epidemiology of Adolescent Health

      • K. Clements-Nolle, C. M. Rivera

      Pages 77-91

   8. Disease Prevention in Adolescence

      • Lorraine T. Benuto

      Pages 93-105

   9. Determinants of Health-Related Behaviors in Adolescence

      • Ralph J. DiClemente, Jennifer L. Brown, Teaniese Latham Davis

      Pages 107-127

   10. Psychosocial Stress, Emotion Regulation, and Resilience in Adolescence

       • Sheila E. Crowell, Chloe R. Skidmore, Holly K. Rau, Paula G. Williams

       Pages 129-141

   11. Health Literacy, Mental Health,and Adolescents

       • Jennifer A. Manganello, Tetine Sentell, Terry C. Davis

       Pages 143-151

   12. Advances in the Measurement and Utilization of Health-Related Quality of Life Instruments

       • Alexandra L. Quittner, Ivette Cejas Dr., Laura S. Blackwell

       Pages 153-163

   13. The Effects of Physical Activity on the Physical and Psychological Health of Adolescents

       • Erika M. Shearer, Brie A. Moore

       Pages 165-174

   14. Adolescent Sexual Assault: Prevalence, Risk Associates, Outcomes, and Intervention

       • Jenna L. McCauley, Kristyn Zajac, Angela M. Begle

       Pages 175-190

   15. Intimate Partner Violence in Adolescent Romantic Relationships

       • Ann T. Chu, Jane M. Sundermann, Anne P. DePrince

       Pages 191-204

3. Developmental Issues in Adolescent Health Psychology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205

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   2. Continuity of Behavior and Parenting from Childhood Through Adolescence

      • Carol R. Freedman-Doan, Amanda G. Ellis

      Pages 207-222

   3. School Performance in Adolescence

      • Steven G. Little, Angeleque Akin-Little, Keryn Lloyd

      Pages 223-234

   4. Brain Development and Health Implications in Adolescents

      • Brian D. Leany

      Pages 235-244

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: ▪ Context and perspectives in adolescent health psychology ▪ Health literacy, health maintenance, and disease prevention in adolescence ▪ Physical disorders such as asthma, obesity, physical injury, and chronic pain ▪ Psychological disorders such as substance abuse, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, and eating disorders ▪ 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.

• adolescent behavioral health
• adolescent health
• adolescent sexuality
• brain development in adolescence
• health psychology
• high risk behaviors in adolescents

• , Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, USA

  William T. O'Donohue

• , Department of Psychology, MS 0296, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, USA

  Lorraine T. Benuto

• , Integration Services, Aurora Mental Health Center, Aurora, USA

  Lauren Woodward Tolle

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.

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