Psychosocial Disturbances in Young People: Challenges For Prevention (The Jacobs Foundation Series on Adolescence) - Softcover

Rutter, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521598737 ISBN 13: 9780521598736

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Since the time of the Second World War, there has been a marked rise in all sorts of psychosocial problems in young people - these include crime, suicidal behaviour, alcohol and drug abuse, depression and eating disorders. The rise has been striking because, during this same time period, the physical health of people and their living conditions have improved in most developed countries. Why have psychosocial disorders in adolescents increased? What, moreover, can be done to prevent these disorders, or at least to reduce their adverse impact? In Psychosocial Disturbances in Young People: Challenges for Prevention, experts provide an overview of important areas in adolescence, ranging from delinquency to depression, and address many key questions. The volume successfully integrates various perspectives, with a concluding chapter framing the issue of psychosocial problems in adolescence.

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Review

' ... brings together a comprehensive range of research to shed light on what disturbs the young people of today - who will become the parents of tomorrow. Anyone who is concerned with young people and the future of our society should read this excellent book.' John Pearce, British Medical Journal

' ... well worth reading for the quality of its individual contributions'. David M. Fergusson, Journal of Child Psychology

'This is an interesting and useful book dealing with important contemporary issues highly relevant to the adolescents of today ... Child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, educators, youth workers and other professionals who have to work with adolescents on a daily basis will find this book invaluable.' Paul Lee, Australian and New Zealand Journal

Book Description

The book is distinctive in considering what is special about adolescence and what is known about the risk factors for psychosocial problems in this age period, in order to consider possible effective means of prevention. The main focus is on antisocial problems and depressive disorders, which constitute two of the most common and most troublesome types of psychosocial disturbance during adolescence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521598737
• ISBN 13: 9780521598736
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 426