Launched in 1971, Adolescent Psychiatry, in the words of founding coeditors Sherman C. Feinstein, Peter L. Giovacchinni, and Arthur A. Miller, promised "to explore adolescence as a process . . . to enter challenging and exciting areas that may have profound effects on our basic concepts." For over two decades, Adolescent Psychiatry has fulfilled this promise, becoming an essential resource for all mental health practitioners working with youth.
Key Features
- Original studies by preeminent clinicians, developmental researchers, and social scientists.
- Addresses adolescent disturbances, family interactions, and therapeutic alliances.
- Covers adolescent substance abuse and psychosomatic symptoms.
- Includes a section on school-based and preventive programmes.
Additional Information
Volume 23 of The Annals begins with the late Richard Marohn's reexamination of Peter Blos's concept of "prolonged adolescence," followed by contributions on the role of family interactions in adolescent depression and the treatment of narcissistically disordered adolescents. Contributors address a range of important issues, from adolescent sex and AIDS to the provision of mental health services in public and private schools, as well as the need for school-based suicide postvention programmes. In summary, volume 23 shows adolescent psychiatry to be as vital as ever, building on the clinical wisdom of the past while responding to the urgent challenges of the day.
