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A handbook for teenagers
discussing such topics as the male and female bodies, health, grooming, emotions, various
aspects of sex, eating disorders, depression, drugs, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Winner of the American Library Association's Best Book for Young Adults Award, this guide
provides straightforward answers to the toughest questions about adolescence. The
editors have divided teens' letters into several subject areas:
Woman's Body/Woman's Experience, Man's Body/Man's Experience, Your Changing Feelings, Your
Troubling Feelings, Eating for Good Health, Exercising for Good Health, You and Your
Sexuality, The Truth About Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Birth Control: An Ounce of
Prevention, and Am I Normal?
The award-winning
authors of The
New Teenage Body Book help teenagers get in touch with their emotions in this
comprehensive support book that offers information to help them understand their feelings.
Using the voices and letters of teens seeking help, the authors discuss some of today's
most difficult situations--the death of a family member, teen pregnancy, the end of a
romantic relationship, being homosexual, having an alcoholic parent.
Providing parents with
expert help by showing parents how to determine which issues are caused by
"normal" teenage development, and which are caused by ADD, this book also looks
specifically at the academic challenges ADD teens face, offering tips for
academic success. Finally it enables parents to look objectively at their ADD teen, giving
guidelines for discipline, guidance, and responsibility.
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Starting with an explanation of what addiction means, this reference for teens (and their
families) presents information about alcoholism, drug addiction, smoking, eating
disorders, pathological gambling, obsessive-compulsive behavior, and codependency. Each
section includes an extensive annotated list of resources (books, periodicals, pamphlets,
videos, etc.) as well as a list of related organizations and hotlines.
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A comprehensive reference that focuses on the nutritional requirements that are unique to
adolescent development (12-21 years), clinically useful assessment strategies, and
management strategies to enhance the nutritional status of adolescents. Sections cover
general issues and developmental factors, such as exercise and contraception; competitive
athletics; diets; psychosocial concerns, including body image and behavior change; chronic
illness, including HIV and AIDS; and nutritional assessment and management strategies for
surgical procedures, including organ transplants and plastic surgery. A case illustration
in every chapter summarizes clinical considerations.
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A multidisciplinary group of researchers and clinicians address theories of adolescent
risk-taking behavior; tobacco, alcohol, and drug use; disordered eating; suicide and
suicidal behavior; violence; delinquency; pregnancy; running away and homelessness; and
academic underachievement.
Adolescent Health
explores how individual differences contribute to health and illness across a wide range
of cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. Patrick C. L. Heaven blends the latest
research findings from a range of sources with practical suggestions on how to improve
health care services for adolescents. Adolescent Health will prove valuable to
professionals working with young people, social science students and parents.
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