Top Research Papers on Adolescent Mental Health

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Promotion and prevention at a community level, coordinated between different sectors, could help to foster youth resilience and non-specialist mental healthcare provision is a promising approach in low-resource settings but must be adapted to local needs.

Though pediatric psychopharmacology was developed first with the work of Bradley (1937) and Knobel (1959), further development of drugs to treat mental disorders of children and adolescents was essentially halted for most of the 20th century until the 1990s.

1. Adolescent Development 2. Evidence-Based Intervention and Prevention 3. Externalizing Problems: Risk, Prevention and Treatment 4. Internalizing Problems: Anxiety and Depression 5. Alcohol and Drug Use 6. Social Competence and Social Skills 7. Adolescent Mental Health and the School System 8. Special Challenges to Helping Adolescents with Mental Health Needs Appendix. Perspectives on Adolescent Development

The results indicate that children´s living arrangements following separation is important to consider in relation to parental health, and the pathways for men and women into different custodial arrangements differ, and so do the associations with parental health.

The purpose of this article is to explore the role of neighborhood characteristics, specifically economic disadvantage/advantage, residential instability, and racial/ethnic heterogeneity on emotional distress (depressed affect, anxiety, hopelessness) among youth. Using a regional sample of adolescents and matching their data to census tracts, we use hierarchical linear modeling to examine the relationship of neighborhood spatial factors on distress while controlling for individual, family, peer, and school factors. Results show neighborhood effects for adolescent distress are consistent with a...

Three major themes guiding current research relevant to mental health in adolescence are discussed in this article: a focus on analysis of interindividual differences to describe variety in adaptation; the integration of biological, psychological, social, and cultural variables in models of adolescence; and an emphasis on the developmental aspects of adolescent mental health.

Management of adolescent mental health problems generally requires a combination of psychotropic medication and psychosocial interventions, and early intervention and support in an integrated medical and psychiatric healthcare system is required.

This practical guide to pediatric mental health explains the various systems involved in children's mental health and addresses common mental health problems seen frequently in practice and includes chapters on learning disabilities, autism, ADHD, aggression, substance abuse, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and a host of other difficulties.

On the basis of domestic research materials,this article summarizes the developmental trait of adolescent mental health,and analyzes the influential factors on adolescent mental health quality.

Jackie Whitnell offers practitioners an overview of the issue of child and adolescent mental health, raising awareness and increasing knowledge of this contemporary, yet sometimes overlooked, issue.

It is concluded that action is imperative to reduce the burden of mental health problems which is a looming threat to their future generations so that the authors can allow for holistic development of children worldwide.

The text covers themes such as creating genuine partnerships among family members and professionals, developing culturally sensitive community resources, and building on the strengths of the community, the consumer, the student, and the professional to best meet the complex needs of families. The text goes on to discuss the integration of the system of care philosophy and approach, and the core value of providing services that are community-based, child-centered, family-focused, and culturally appropriate.

The book covers all the core aspects of child and adolescent mental health, starting with the background to emotional and behavioural problems, looking at models and tools for assessment and treatment before examining the specific problems encountered in young children, older children and adolescents.

Effective mental health commissioning will need to ensure interventions and services work to reach young people at a level that is appropriate to their need.

The text covers themes such as creating genuine partnerships among family members and professionals, developing culturally sensitive community resources, and building on the strengths of the community, the consumer, the student, and the professional to best meet the complex needs of families. The text goes on to discuss the integration of the system of care philosophy and approach, and the core value of providing services that are community-based, child-centered, family-focused, and culturally appropriate.

This book discusses interventions and Innovative Practices for improving the Mental Health of Children and Youth with Mental Disabilities in Brazil, as well as some examples of studies in Argentina, Chile, and Latin America.

This encyclopedia provides a concise introduction to the mental health topics of greatest concern to adolescents. It offers young readers the information they need to better understand mental disorders and the importance of psychological well-being. Addressing mental illness and prioritizing psychological well-being are important at any age, but the teen years present unique challenges. Hormonal changes, peer pressure, and the demands of school and a busy social life combined with many other factors put adolescents at high risk for mental health problems. Certain disorders, such as depression ...

This thesis explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affects the mental health of adolescents through a review of the research literature and assesses the interventions that some of the studies introduced to help adolescents cope with depression, anxiety, and stress.

The aim of present study was to know the difference between male and female adolescents on Mental Health among adolescents. The random sampling method was used in this study. The total sample consisted of 200 subjects out of which 100 were male adolescents and 100 were girls adolescents were from Kendriya Vidayalaya, Kankarbagh, Patna. Mithila Mental Health Status Inventory by Kumar and Thakur (1984) was used to measure Mental Health. The data were analysed using to ‘t’ test. The result showed that there is significant difference between male and female adolescents on Mental Health.