Adolescent Psychiatry : A Contemporary Perspective for Health Professionals.

Author index -- Introduction -- Education of health professionals about adolescent psychiatry -- References -- Section I: Neurobiological aspects -- 1 Adolescents with psychiatric disorders: brain structural and functional changes -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Neuroanatomical and functional changes in the normal adolescent brain -- 1.3 Models of brain functional changes in adolescents with psychiatric disorders -- 1.4 Structural and functional changes in schizophrenia -- 1.5 Neuroimaging in adolescents with anxiety disorders -- 1.6 Neuropathology in adolescents with depression -- 1.7 Neuropathology in the adolescent brain and substances of abuse -- 1.8 Gene variants and functional neuroimaging -- 1.9 Conclusions -- References -- 2 Ecstasy and the serotonin syndrome -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 SSRI efficacy and toxicity in adolescents and young adults -- 2.3 MDMA use in adolescents treated with SSRIs -- 2.4 Serotonin syndrome -- 2.5 Ecstasy in combination with SSRI increasing the risk of serotonin syndrome -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Testosterone levels and suicidal behavior -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Testosterone and suicide -- 3.2.1 Testosterone and suicidal behavior in adolescents and young adults -- 3.2.2 Testosterone and suicidal behavior in older men -- 3.3 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Buprenorphine in the treatment of non-suicidal self-injury -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Clinical approach -- 4.3 Case descriptions -- 4.4 Discussion -- 4.5 Conclusions -- References -- Section II: Depression -- 5 Antidepressants for major depressive disorder in children and adolescents -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Treating child and adolescent depression: an overview -- 5.3 Efficacy -- 5.4 Safety -- 5.5 Clinical recommendations -- 5.6 Conclusions -- References.

6 Suicide prevention in depressed adolescents -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Adolescence as a phase of human development -- 6.3 Depression in adolescence -- 6.3.1 Neurobiology of adolescent depression -- 6.3.2 Treatment -- 6.3.3 Suicidality in depressed adolescents -- 6.3.4 Relation of adolescent suicidality to medications (SSRIs) which are frequently used to treat depression -- 6.4 Education of health care trainees and professionals -- 6.4.1 How to teach health care trainees and professionals to recognize and manage adolescent depression and suicidality in adolescents in psychiatric and primary care? -- References -- Section III: Violence and abuse -- 7 Child sexual abuse and suicide in adolescents and adults -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Literature search -- 7.2 Child sexual abuse and psychopathology associated with suicidal behavior -- 7.3 Child sexual abuse and impulsivity -- 7.4 Sexual abuse and suicide -- 7.5 CSA and adolescent suicidality -- 7.6 Discussion -- References -- 8 Improving future physicians' responses to adolescent maltreatment -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Our project -- 8.2.1 Measures -- 8.2.2 Procedures -- 8.2.3 What we found -- 8.3 Conclusions -- 8.4 Appendices -- 8.4.1 Appendix A -- 8.4.2 Appendix B -- 8.4.3 Appendix C -- 8.4.4 Appendix D -- References -- 9 Bullying, psychiatric pathology and suicidal behavior -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Definition -- 9.3 Demographics of bullying behavior -- 9.4 Bullying and suicidal behavior -- 9.5 Bullying and psychiatric pathology -- 9.6 Bullying and depression -- 9.7 Bullying and PTSD -- 9.8 Bullying and anxiety disorders -- 9.9 Bullying and substance and alcohol abuse and dependence -- 9.10 Philosophical considerations -- References -- 10 Dating violence and suicidal behavior in adolescents -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.1.1 Literature search -- 10.2 Findings.

10.2.1 Risk factors -- 10.2.2 Psychiatric and social consequences of dating violence -- 10.2.3 Dating violence and suicidality -- 10.3 Discussion -- References -- Section IV: Post-traumatic stress disorder -- 11 Post-traumatic stress disorder, medical illness and suicidal behavior -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 PTSD and suicidality -- 11.3 PTSD, medical illness and suicidality -- 11.4 How PTSD and medical illness interact to influence suicidal behavior? -- 11.5 Implications for children and adolescents -- References -- 12 Prevention of suicidal behavior in adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 PTSD and suicidal behavior in adolescents -- 12.3 Prevention -- 12.3.1 Means restriction -- 12.3.2 Physician education and training -- 12.3.3 Mental health care -- 12.3.4 Gatekeeper training -- 12.3.5 Public education programs -- 12.3.6 Media guidelines -- 12.3.7 Multi-dimensional prevention methods -- References -- Section V: Substance abuse -- 13 Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and dual disorders: educational needs for an underdiagnosed condition -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.1.1 Literature search -- 13.2 Epidemiology -- 13.3 Clinical characteristics of ADHD -- 13.3.1 The road to DSM-IV-TR -- 13.3.2 New DSM, more changes. What is new in DSM-5? -- 13.4 Interrelationship -- 13.4.1 Epidemiological evidence of the comorbidity of ADHD with SUD -- 13.4.2 The relationship between ADHD and comorbid SUD. Nature of the association -- 13.5 Assessment -- 13.5.1 Screening and assessment instruments for ADHD -- 13.5.2 Assessment of comorbid substance abuse or dependence in patients with ADHD -- 13.6 Conclusions -- References -- 14 Cannabis and youth seeking treatment for primary mood or anxiety concerns -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Our project -- 14.2.1 Participants -- 14.2.2 Demographics.

14.2.3 Questionnaires -- 14.2.4 Analyses -- 14.3 Findings -- 14.3.1 Diagnostic characteristics -- 14.3.2 Coping styles -- 14.3.3 Participant risk behaviors -- 14.3.4 Psychiatric and SUD symptoms -- 14.3.5 Multiple regression -- 14.4 Discussion -- References -- Section VI: Veterans' issues -- 15 Military sexual trauma as a determinant in the development of mental and physical illness in male and female veterans -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.1.1 Recognition of MST -- 15.1.2 Civilian traumatic experiences and MST -- 15.1.3 Literature search -- 15.2 Findings -- 15.2.1 MST and psychiatric illness in females -- 15.2.2 MST and psychiatric illness in males -- 15.2.3 MST and medical illness -- 15.2.4 MST and medical illness in females -- 15.3 Discussion -- 15.3.1 Pre-military abuse as a predictor of PTSD and mediator between MST and mental and physical illness -- 15.3.2 Prevention and treatment -- References -- 16 Educating medical professionals about suicide prevention among military veterans -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Prevalence of suicidal behavior -- 16.3 Risk factors for veteran suicide -- 16.4 Suicide prevention and assessment -- 16.5 Veteran suicidal ideation follow-up care and treatment -- References -- Section VII: Public health, cultural, and legal issues -- 17 Does the physician density affect suicide rates among adolescents and young adults? -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Project -- 17.3 Findings -- 17.4 Discussion -- References -- 18 Suicidal behavior in Indian adolescents -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Indian psyche -- 18.3 Suicide in India -- 18.3.1 Adolescent suicide in India -- 18.3.2 Immigration and suicide -- 18.3.3 Preventing suicidal behavior in Indian adolescents -- References -- 19 American juvenile justice system: history in the making -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Juvenile courts.

19.3 The Supreme Court of the United States ' role in defining the juvenile justice system -- 19.4 More recent changes -- 19.5 Current controversies -- 19.6 Summary -- References -- Section VIII: Acknowlegements -- 20 About the editors -- 21 About Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the James J. Peters Veterans ' Administration Medical Center, New York City, United States -- 22 About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel -- 22.1 Mission -- 22.2 Service and academic activities -- 22.3 Research activities -- 22.4 National collaborations -- 22.5 International collaborations -- 22.6 Targets -- 22.7 Contact -- Index.