Aggression and Depression Assessed Through Art: Using Draw-A-Story to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk
A study of more than two hundred children using Rawley Silver's draw a story test showed a strong correlation between aggression or depression and certain types of artistic narratives; meanwhile, unbeknownst to Silver, a pair of Russian therapists were using Silver's assessment tests in a similar fashion with Russian children and achieving similar results.
Social Skills Success for Students with Autism / Asperger's: Helping Adolescents on the Spectrum to Fit In
The only evidence-based program available for teaching social skills to adolescents with autism spectrum disorders Two nationally known experts in friendship formation and anxiety management address the social challenges faced by adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The book helps educators instruct youth on conversing with others, displaying appropriate body language, managing anxiety, initiating and participating in get-togethers, and more.
Adolescents, Families, and Social Development: How Teens Construct Their Worlds
This book provides an in-depth examination of adolescents’ social development in the context of the family.
Grounded in social domain theory, the book draws on the author’s research over the past 25 years
Draws from the results of in-depth interviews with more than 700 families
Explores adolescent-parent relationships among ethnic majority and minority youth in the United States, as well as research with adolescents in Hong Kong and China
Discusses extensive research on disclosure and secrecy during adolescence, parenting, autonomy, and moral development
Color Atlas of Oral Diseases in Children and Adolescents
Atlas of local diseases, systemic disorders affecting the oral cavity, and tumors. High-quality color photographs with brief bulleted summaries. For pediatricians, specialists in oral medicine, dermatologists, pediatric and general dentists, and otorhinolaryngologists.
Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental, emotional, and behavioral problems for children and adolescents. About 13 of every 100 people ages 9 to 17 experience some kind of anxiety disorder. Additionally, about half of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders have a second anxiety disorder or other mental or behavioral disorder, such as depression.
