Adolescent health [[electronic resource] ] : understanding and preventing risk behaviors / / Ralph J. DiClemente, John S. Santelli, Richard A. Crosby, editors

• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, CA, : Jossey-Bass, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (611 p.)
• Disciplina: 613.0433
• Soggetto topico: Teenagers - Health and hygiene; Health behavior in adolescence; Health attitudes
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DiClementeRalph J SantelliJohn S CrosbyRichard A. <1959->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ADOLESCENT HEALTH: Understanding and Preventing Risk Behaviors; CONTENTS; FIGURES, TABLES, AND EXHIBITS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; THE CONTRIBUTORS; Part 1: FOUNDATIONS AND THEORY IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH RISK BEHAVIOR; Chapter 1: ADOLESCENTS AT RISK: A GENERATION IN JEOPARDY; Chapter 2: TRENDS IN ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY; Chapter 3: THEORIES OF ADOLESCENT RISK TAKING: THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL; Chapter 4: RESILIENCE IN ADOLESCENCE; Chapter 5: THEORIES AND MODELS OF ADOLESCENT DECISION MAKING; Chapter 6: BIOLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT ; Chapter 7: POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENTPart 2: PREVENTING KEY HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS; Chapter 8: TOBACCO USE AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH; Chapter 9: UNDERSTANDING AND PREVENTING RISKS FOR ADOLESCENT OBESITY; Chapter 10: ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL USE; Chapter 11: SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADOLESCENTS: RISK, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT; Chapter 12: ADOLESCENT VIOLENCE: RISK, RESILIENCE, AND PREVENTION; Chapter 13: PREVENTION OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR DURING ADOLESCENCE; Chapter 14: UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AMONG ADOLESCENTS; Chapter 15: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE TRANSMISSION AND PREGNANCY AMONG ADOLESCENTS ; Chapter 16: INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT PREGNANCY AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, INCLUDING HIV INFECTIONPart 3: POPULATIONS, POLICY, AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES; Chapter 17: INCARCERATED AND DELINQUENT YOUTH; Chapter 18: DEPRESSION AND SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR IN ADOLESCENTS; Chapter 19: CONNECTEDNESS IN THE LIVES OF ADOLESCENTS; Chapter 20: FAMILY INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT HEALTH; Chapter 21: MEDIA EXPOSURE AND ADOLESCENTS' HEALTH BEHAVIOR; Chapter 22: TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN MODIFYING ADOLESCENT HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS; Chapter 23: MEASURING ADOLESCENT HEALTH BEHAVIORS ; Chapter 24: BRIEF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTIONS FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH PROMOTION IN CLINICAL SETTINGSChapter 25: HEALTH POLICY APPROACHES TO REDUCE ADOLESCENT RISK BEHAVIOR AND ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES; Chapter 26: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH CARE AND RESEARCH; Chapter 27: ADOLESCENT RISK BEHAVIORS AND ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMES: FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND POLICY; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This book covers the developmental and health problems unique to the adolescent period of life. It focuses on special needs and public health programs for adolescents. It offers deep insight into smoking, violence, teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other problems, along with intervention and prevention strategies. ""Anyone serious about improving adolescent health should read this book. It spans theoretical and developmental constructs, summaries of evidence-based interventions for adolescent risk behaviors, metrics, and policy recommendations."" -S. Jean Emans, MD, chief, Division of Adolescent
• Titolo autorizzato: Adolescent health
• ISBN: 1-282-11368-2; 9786612113680; 0-470-45277-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454400303321
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