Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and School Problems Earl J. Soileau Jr. KEY WORDS ADHD Learning disability School Stimulant Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has now been defined as a neurodevelopmental…
Suicide and Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults David A Brent Candice Biernesser KEY WORDS Assessment Psychotherapy Risk factors Suicide Suicide attempt Vulnerable populations Suicide is the third leading…
Depression and Anxiety Disorders Daphne J. Korczak Suneeta Monga KEY WORDS Adjustment disorder Anxiety Depression Generalized anxiety disorder Psychopharmacology Psychotherapy Social anxiety disorder Depression and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent…
Approaches to Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use Sharon Levy Elissa R. Weitzman KEY WORDS Brief intervention Confidentiality Drug testing Screening Substance use disorders THE ROLE OF THE PRIMARY CARE…
Psychoactive Substances of Abuse Diana Deister Alan D. Woolf Sharon Levy KEY WORDS Barbiturate Benzodiazepine Cathinone (“bath salts” or “plant food”) Cocaine D-Lysergic acid diethylamide tartrate (LSD) Inhalant Methamphetamine Methylene…
Marijuana Kevin M. Gray Amanda P. Roper KEY WORDS Cannabis Cannabis use disorders Cognitive behavioral therapy Endocannabinoid system Family-based therapies Hashish Intoxication Marijuana Motivational enhancement therapy Synthetic cannabinoids (cannabimimetics) Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol…
Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use and Abuse Leslie R. Walker Erin N. Harrop KEY WORDS Addiction Adolescent brain development Adolescent research Alcohol Drug dependence Drug use Drug use prevention…
Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Including Genital Ulcers, Pediculosis, Scabies, and Molluscum Wendi G. Ehrman Mandakini Sadhir M. Susan Jay KEY WORDS Buboes Chancroid Genital ulcers Granuloma inguinale Lymphogranuloma venereum Molluscum…
