Adolescent Dysfunctional Behavior

Causes, Interventions, and Prevention
Adolescent Dysfunctional Behavior
September 1995 | 320 pages | Sage US
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How do problem behaviors develop in adolescents? Why is teen crime and suicide on the rise? Are there reliable ways to prevent or treat these problems? A team of experts from research, clinical, and medical settings finds answers to these questions while exploring adolescent dysfunctional behavior. Divided into three informative parts, this book provides in-depth coverage of topics such as teen defiance and hostility, criminal misconduct, substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, suicide, and mental illness. Concluding with a thoughtful comparison of school-based, home-based, and combined/coordinated treatment strategies, Adolescent Dysfunctional Behavior succeeds in introducing its audience to the many facets and treatments of adolescent problems. Especially useful for researchers and students in developmental psychology, psychology, family studies, sociology, education research, social work, and public health. However, this accessible book provides invaluable information for parents, foster parents, group home facilitators, or anyone who works regularly with adolescents.

Contents

PART ONE: A FRAMEWORK OF UNDERSTANDING

  • Dysfunctional Behavior
  • A Cautionary Statement
  • Selected Theoretical Frameworks of Individual and Group Behavior for Intervention and Prevention

PART TWO: BEHAVIORS OF CONCERN

  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Adolescent Drug Abuse
  • Contemporary Perspectives on Etiology and Treatment
  • Problem Sexual Behaviors in Adolescence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Adolescent Suicide and Depression
  • The Neurobiology of Schizophrenia

PART THREE: DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE PRACTICE

  • New Directions for Service Delivery
  • Home-Based Services
  • School-Based Health and Social Service Centers
  • Comments on Adolescent Behavior Problems
  • Developing Coordinated Systems of Care

Description

How do problem behaviors develop in adolescents? Why is teen crime and suicide on the rise? Are there reliable ways to prevent or treat these problems? A team of experts from research, clinical, and medical settings finds answers to these questions while exploring adolescent dysfunctional behavior. Divided into three informative parts, this book provides in-depth coverage of topics such as teen defiance and hostility, criminal misconduct, substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, suicide, and mental illness. Concluding with a thoughtful comparison of school-based, home-based, and combined/coordinated treatment strategies, Adolescent Dysfunctional Behavior succeeds in introducing its audience to the many facets and treatments of adolescent problems. Especially useful for researchers and students in developmental psychology, psychology, family studies, sociology, education research, social work, and public health. However, this accessible book provides invaluable information for parents, foster parents, group home facilitators, or anyone who works regularly with adolescents.

Contents

PART ONE: A FRAMEWORK OF UNDERSTANDING

  • Dysfunctional Behavior
  • A Cautionary Statement
  • Selected Theoretical Frameworks of Individual and Group Behavior for Intervention and Prevention

PART TWO: BEHAVIORS OF CONCERN

  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Adolescent Drug Abuse
  • Contemporary Perspectives on Etiology and Treatment
  • Problem Sexual Behaviors in Adolescence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Adolescent Suicide and Depression
  • The Neurobiology of Schizophrenia

PART THREE: DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE PRACTICE

  • New Directions for Service Delivery
  • Home-Based Services
  • School-Based Health and Social Service Centers
  • Comments on Adolescent Behavior Problems
  • Developing Coordinated Systems of Care
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Adolescent Dysfunctional Behavior

Causes, Interventions, and Prevention


September 1995 | 320 pages | Sage US

Format Published Date ISBN Price
Hardcover 28/02/2026 9780803953727 $235.00
Paperback 28/02/2026 9780803953734 $169.00

How do problem behaviors develop in adolescents? Why is teen crime and suicide on the rise? Are there reliable ways to prevent or treat these problems? A team of experts from research, clinical, and medical settings finds answers to these questions while exploring adolescent dysfunctional behavior. Divided into three informative parts, this book provides in-depth coverage of topics such as teen defiance and hostility, criminal misconduct, substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, suicide, and mental illness. Concluding with a thoughtful comparison of school-based, home-based, and combined/coordinated treatment strategies, Adolescent Dysfunctional Behavior succeeds in introducing its audience to the many facets and treatments of adolescent problems. Especially useful for researchers and students in developmental psychology, psychology, family studies, sociology, education research, social work, and public health. However, this accessible book provides invaluable information for parents, foster parents, group home facilitators, or anyone who works regularly with adolescents.

Table Of Contents:

  • PART ONE: A FRAMEWORK OF UNDERSTANDING
  • Dysfunctional Behavior
  • A Cautionary Statement
  • Selected Theoretical Frameworks of Individual and Group Behavior for Intervention and Prevention
  • PART TWO: BEHAVIORS OF CONCERN
  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Adolescent Drug Abuse
  • Contemporary Perspectives on Etiology and Treatment
  • Problem Sexual Behaviors in Adolescence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Adolescent Suicide and Depression
  • The Neurobiology of Schizophrenia
  • PART THREE: DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE PRACTICE
  • New Directions for Service Delivery
  • Home-Based Services
  • School-Based Health and Social Service Centers
  • Comments on Adolescent Behavior Problems
  • Developing Coordinated Systems of Care

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