Psychological Disturbance in Adolescence

Irving B. Weiner (Author)

9780471825968, Wiley

Hardback, published 11 February 1992

496 pages
24.5 x 16.1 x 3.5 cm, 0.828 kg

Updated with new chapters on borderline disorder and substance abuse as well as new sections on bipolar and obsessive-compulsive disorders. First, it covers theoretical issues in adolescent psychology, normality and abnormality in adolescence and patterns of adolescent psychopathology. Contains separate chapters with common dysfunctions such as schizophrenia, depression and suicide, school phobia, delinquent behavior, etc.

Normality and Abnormality in Adolescence.

Classifying Adolescent Psychopathology.

Schizophrenic Disorders.

Affective Disorders.

Borderline Disorders.

Anxiety Disorders: Obsessions, Compulsions, and SchoolPhobia.

Academic Underachievement.

Delinquent Behavior.

Suicidal Behavior.

Substance Abuse.

Psychotherapy.

Indexes.

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]