Explores the use of poetry as a therapeutic tool in treating the troubled adolescent in an individual, family, and group context. (Author/CM)

Problems described include over-dependency, vacillation about dependency, and resistance to authority. The plan for intervention entails accurate reflection of cognitions, capitalizes on anti-expectation, and minimizes complications that a vigorously confrontive method often intensifies with adolescents. (Author/RH)

Adolescents (N=32) ages 13-18 were interviewed about their experiences of death and loss. Subjects attended suburban public high school or a facility for adjudicated urban youth. Urban adolescents' perception of death involved reference to violence or religion. The most distasteful aspect of death to suburban students was suffering, while to…

Attempts to define and integrate four concepts: emotional learning disabilities, adolescence, self-esteem, and the social-psychological concept of "significant others." The discussion emphasizes problems associated with students with learning disabilities, and external factors affecting in-school learning behavior of adolescents.…

This article is based on clinical experience and offers principles for "tailoring" differential intervention packages for treating girls in distress. Profiles of 10 types of girls are described and illustrated. Eight major features of intervention packages are discussed. Recommendations for matching intervention packages to the girls are…

This article describes attitudes and behaviors common to all alcoholics and some of the symptoms most frequently associated with the teenage alcoholic. (Author)

Central American and Cambodian students in six Canadian high schools and their parents were interviewed to assess the students' emotional problems and pre- and postmigration family environment. Findings indicate that the relationship between the emotional problems and scholastic achievement of teenaged refugees was tenuous. (Author/MKA)

Investigates causal factors, prevention, management, and treatment of adolescent suicide. (Author/DB)

This article addresses some of the problems that parents of handicapped children face and the role that counseling can play in assisting these parents. The article focuses upon counseling and upon parental adjustment regardless of the adolescent's disability. (Author/DB)

Study investigated the willingness of Israeli adolescents to seek help for emotional and health problems, and their preference for various helping agents. Gender and age were identified as factors associated with help seeking attitudes. In general, adolescents preferred seeking help from family and peers, rather than professionals, for emotional…

A sample of 98 adolescents completed the Loneliness Questionnaire and provided information about themselves. The results revealed no significant differences with regard to individual demographic variables. Delinquent adolescents with medium to high needs for control indicated significantly more feelings of loneliness. (Author/JAC)

Analyses focus on self-reported past-year delinquency among Alberta youth. Significant results were found for relationships between extent of delinquency and gender, grade level, psychosocial problems (measured by conduct, hyperactivity, and emotional problems), and extent of past-year victimization. Relationship between high levels of delinquency…

Examines how familial factors influence childhood depression and anxiety, with special reference to middle school and early adolescence. Comparisons of 16 students receiving psychiatric treatment with 16 non-treated students indicate significant differences between the groups on several familial characteristics, including frequency of major family…

Evaluates a selection of school- and community-based programs (n=25) advocated in educational, psychological, and psychiatric journals over the past 5 years. While the programs reviewed support the likelihood that such interventions may be helpful, definitive conclusions that can be generalized to average high school students are still lacking.…

Describes characteristics of borderline adolescents and reviews diagnostic issues. Uses two case studies to illustrate general treatment strategies that could be useful to clinicians in mental health programs and family courts. (JAC)