Adolescent girls in distress [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for mental health treatment and prevention / / Laura H. Choate

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462970003321
• Autore: Choate Laura Hensley
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, N.Y., : Springer, c2013
• ISBN: 0-8261-0955-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (334 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.89/140835
• Soggetti: Adolescent psychology; Mental illness - Prevention; Mental illness - Treatment; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Girl power? : understanding girls' socialization through the lens of popular culture -- My world is spinning upside down : family, peer, school, and developmental upheavals -- A cloud of hopelessness : adolescent girls and depression -- Weighted down : disordered eating in adolescent girls -- Fitting in and numbing out : substance use disorders in adolescent girls -- Expressions of pain : counseling adolescent girls who engage in self-injury -- Violated and betrayed : sexual trauma and dating violence in adolescent girls -- Hope for the future : strengthening resilience in adolescent girls.
• Sommario/riassunto: ""Contemporary culture promotes a 'hot and sexy' diva image to girls, encouraging inner emptiness, depression, and even risk for self-injury, but Adolescent Girls in Distress is exactly 'what the doctor ordered'- a well-researched, thoughtful, and systematic antidote empowering professionals to create the resilience, resourcefulness, and resistance needed to navigate and thrive in this girl-toxic culture. A must-read for anyone concerned about today's girls."". -Margo Maine , PhD, FAED, CEDS,. Eating Disorder Specialist and Author. Cultural stressors are affecting girls at increasingly younger