Youth & Drugs and Mental Health

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Ebook in PDF format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order

DRM:
Watermark

Publication Year:
2004

ISBN-13: 9780888686831

<p>When ADHD, depression, anxiety and conduct and learning disorders emerge in childhood, they increase the risk that a young person may later develop substance use problems. In addition, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia tend to appear during adolescence and young adulthood -- about the same time that substance use problems tend to emerge.</p>

<p>This extensive and important resource on youth and concurrent mental health and substance use disorders is a well-researched and practical tool for all professionals working with youth.</p>

<p>The manual is divided into three main sections:</p>

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<li>Part One includes an overview of youth substance use and mental health, along with chapters on preparing to respond; identifying, assessing and planning treatment; treatment and support; and pharmacotherapy.</li>

<li>Part Two is an informative appendix that includes information on risk factors and protective factors, a comparative overview of substance use and mental health services for youth in Ontario, a Do You Know… section with everything you need to know about numerous substances, brief summaries of screening and assessment tools, and information on psychiatric medications.</li>

<li>Part Three consists of <em>First Contact: A Brief Treatment for Young Substance Users with Mental Health Problems</em>, a treatment manual to help care providers integrate the treatment of substance use and concurrent mental health problems.</li>

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