This essay reviews the universal physical, sociocultural, and metapsychologic needs of human beings as manifested in adolescents, the circumstances that interfere with the satisfaction of their needs, diagnosis of the resulting clinical aberrations, and the ethnic, sociocultural, and other vectors that influence seven vectors of effective therapy.…

Examined whether depressed adolescent mothers experienced more psychosocial stressors than did nondepressed mothers and which stressors best predict maternal depression. Findings from 154 adolescent mothers revealed that depressed mothers consistently reported more problems in most areas of psychosocial functioning. Best predictors of maternal…

Examines the effects of family structure transitions on adolescents' physical health, thoughts of suicide, mental health, relational well-being, and employment situation. Responses from 2,517 young people, representing four family structures, indicate that such transitions have significant long-term effects on a number of adolescent well-being…

Examines the relationship between parental bonding and mental health in healthy adolescents. Results, based on 847 Israeli high school students, show that those who reported high care and low control (optimal bonding) reported less distress, better general well-being, and better social support than did all other groups. (RJM)