Adolescent girls in crisis : intervention and hope / Martha B. Straus.

"A Norton professional book.".

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-378) and index.

The culture of rage and despair -- The secret lives of teenage girls -- The adolescent passage -- Systems in an uproar -- The war on girls -- Interventions : treating the whole girl -- Ten tips from the trenches : doing good work with girls -- Getting connected -- Troubled behaviors I : affective disorders and anxiety disorders -- Troubled behaviors II : eating disorders and self-mutilation -- Troubled behaviors III : attachment and trauma problems -- Troubling behaviors IV : social aggression, ADHD, and oppositional-defiant disorder -- Troubling behaviors V : sex, conduct disorders, and substance abuse -- Psychotropic medication in the treatment of adolescent girls / by Robert J. Racusin -- Hospitalizations and out-of-home interventions -- Ten reasons for hope.

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