| Psychosocial Disturbances in Young People: Challenges for Prevention Revised Edition Contributor(s): Rutter, Michael J. (Author), Rutter, Micheal (Editor), Rutter, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521598737 ISBN-13: 9780521598736 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1997 Annotation: Addressing the issue of psychological disturbance in adolescent youth, a panel of experts consider whether or not such problems have multiple causes and what the influences of individual, family and societal factors are in the rise of problems. They also compare disturbances in childhood, adolescence and adulthood and look for continuities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Psychology | Developmental - Adolescent |
| Dewey: 155.518 |
| Series: Jacobs Foundation Series on Adolescence (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 5.97" W x 8.89" (1.28 lbs) 426 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Psychosocial Disturbances in Young People: Challenges for Prevention, top experts provide an overview of important areas in adolescence, ranging from delinquency to depression, addressing such key questions as whether or not problems have multiple causes and what the influences of individual, family and societal factors are in the rise of problems. They also consider to what extent there are similarities or differences in the presentation and cause of these problems in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood and whether there are continuities between life periods. It will be of importance to psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, educators, criminologists, and policymakers. |