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Annotation: This document is an authoritative resource that defines and classifies mental disorders in order to improve diagnoses, treatment, and research.

Contact: American Psychiatric Publishing, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825, Arlington, VA 22209, Telephone: 703-907-7322 Secondary Telephone: 800-368-5777 Fax: 703-907-1091 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.appi.org $117.70, plus shipping and handling. Document Number: ISBN 0-89042-0254.

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Keywords: Autism, Children, Clinical psychology, Mental health, Psychiatry

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: (630) 626-6000 Secondary Telephone: (847) 434-4000 Fax: (847) 434-8000 Web Site: https://www.aap.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adverse effects, Child mental health, Developmental psychology, Early childhood development, Emotional development, Life course, Models, Research, Stress, Young children

Annotation: This study examines the relationship between grade point average (GPA) and the experience of two primary depression symptoms -- feeling sad and losing interest in usual activities -- for at least two consecutive weeks among high school students during the years 2001-2009. The study discusses previous literature and draws upon data from the 2001, 2003, and 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS), which monitors health risk behaviors and includes a national school-based survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent mental health, Adolescents, Depression, Educational attainment, Educational psychology, High schools

Annotation: This book summarizes presentations and discussions from three workshops convened by the Committee on the Science of Adolescence, Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council to address threats to adolescents' health and well-being that inhere in their inclination to engage in risky and reckless behavior. The book is intended to introduce readers to a small portion of current theory and research on contributors to risk behavior in adolescence in order to stimulate further work on the subject. Topics include the risks that affect adolescents, the psychology of adolescence, the influence of the environment, and looking to the future.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 978-0-309-15853-2.

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Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Adolescent health, Adolescents, Environmental influences, High risk groups, Psychology, Research, Risk factors, Risk taking

Annotation: This book is intended to help parents understand and respond to the daily challenges of the teen years. It covers a range of practical issues, from physical changes of puberty to issues like popularity, peer pressure, and self esteem; from experiments with sex, alcohol, and drugs, to coping with emotional turmoil that follows a divorce or the death of a loved one. Part one, the life of an adolescent, presents the teenager's development, starting with early adolescence to the departure from home to lead an independent life. Part two, day to day problem behaviors, describes everyday behaviors, feelings, and reactions. Part three, serious problems and abnormalities, discusses concerns that represent serious obstacles to a teenager's development and family life. Part four, seeking help, offers practical advice and useful information when professional mental health intervention is required.

Contact: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 3615 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20016-3007, Telephone: (202) 966-7300 Fax: (202) 966-2891 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aacap.org Electronic copy available from the publisher. Document Number: ISBN 0-06-270182-7.

Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Adolescent development, Adolescent health, Adolescent mental health, Adolescent psychology, Adolescents, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Disorders

Annotation: This thesaurus presents a controlled vocabulary for structuring the subject matter of psychology and for indexing and retrieval. It has three sections: the relationship section shows the hierarchical relationships of each term; the rotated alphabetical terms section lists each term in alphabetical order by each significant word in the term; and the clusters sections groups terms that are related to each other conceptually rather than hierarchically.

Contact: American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20002-4242, Telephone: (202) 336-5500 Secondary Telephone: (800) 374-2721 Fax: (202) 336-6069 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.apa.org Print copy available from the publisher. Document Number: ISBN 1-55798-402-6.

Keywords: Child health, Maternal health, Psychology, Thesauri

Annotation: This report describes how educators, family members, and other caregivers can acknowledge positive behavior in children as a strategy to help eliminate undesirable behavior. It describes how the strategy works, how to design a plan to meet individual needs, what behavioral changes can be expected, what type of resources are needed, and which children are likely to benefit from the strategy. Examples of positive behavior scenarios are included.

Contact: Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning , Vanderbilt University, Box 328 GPC, Nashville, TN 37203, Telephone: (615) 322-3978 Secondary Telephone: (866) 433-1966 Fax: (615) 343-1570 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel Available from the website.

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Keywords: Behavior modification, Child behavior, Child psychology, Social behavior

Annotation: This book looks at the evidence-based movement in the early childhood field, including early childhood education, early childhood special education, early intervention, child care, infant and child mental health, developmental and clinical psychology, social work, and the medical and allied health professions, among other areas. The book is organized around three questions: (1) what is evidence-based practice, and how did it emerge?, (2) how will evidence-based practice affect the early childhood field?, and (3) what are some promising practices, strategies, and future directions for implementing evidence-based practice? The book also discusses research on the impact of evidence-based practice, the evidence-based practice movement and its effect on knowledge utilization, making the case for evidence-based policy, building and establishing the evidence base, and reflections and recommendations. Each chapter includes references. The book includes an index.

Contact: ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 1255 23rd Street, N.W., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20037, Telephone: (202) 638-1144 Fax: (202) 638-0851 Web Site: http://www.zerotothree.org Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-943657-95-4.

Keywords: Child health, Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology, Early childhood development, Early childhood education, Evidence-based practice, Mental health, Public policy, Social work, Special education, Young children

Annotation: This monograph explains how to evaluate service learning programs designed to address dental and dental hygiene students' competencies, including competencies in patient-centered care, managing diverse patient populations, successfully functioning in a multicultural work environment, and serving as a leader of an oral health care team. Topics include fundamentals of service learning, the importance of evaluating service learning programs, approaches to planning and designing evaluations, and sample evaluation tools (including surveys and focus groups). Bibliographies and a glossary are also included.

Contact: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, University of Washington, Box 354809, Seattle, WA 98195-4809, Telephone: (206) 666-3406 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ccph.info Available from the website.

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Keywords: Dental education, Dental hygienists, Dentists, Educational psychology, Oral health, Professional training, Program evaluation, Service learning

Annotation: This book focuses on the interactions between high risk adolescents and their environments rather than the traits of the troubled youths. There are three sections. The first focuses on destructive relationships; feelings of insecurity, inadequacy, and failure; powerlessness and learned irresponsibility, and the sense of lost purpose. The second section summarizes a Native American philosophy of child rearing. The final section outlines principles and approaches for working with high risk adolescents.

Contact: National Educational Service, 1610 West Third Street, P.O. Box 8, Bloomington, IN 47402, Telephone: (800) 733-6786 Secondary Telephone: (812) 336-7700 Fax: (812) 336-7790 Available in libraries.

Keywords: Adolescent psychology, Adolescents, American Indians, High risk populations, Philosophy, Psychological needs

Annotation: This report on mental health in schools is intended as a resource aid for policy and capacity building. The report focuses on definitional concerns; the rationale for mental health in schools; guidelines to clarify the nature and scope of a comprehensive, multifaceted approach; how mental health and psychosocial concerns currently are addressed in schools; and ways of advancing the field. The guidelines are presented in six sections: general domains for intervention in addressing students' mental health; major areas of concern related to barriers to student learning; types of functions provided related to individuals, groups, and families; timing and nature of problem-oriented interventions; assuring quality of intervention; and outcome evaluation and accountability. The appendices include guidelines with rationales and supporting references, guideline comments related to staff development and outcome evaluation, resources for materials, technical assistance, and training, frameworks for rethinking roles, functions, development and credentialing of pupil service personnel, and a list of Cadre participants. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Center for Mental Health in Schools, UCLA School Mental Health Project, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563, Telephone: (310) 825-3634 Secondary Telephone: (866) 846-4843 Fax: (310) 206-8716 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu Available at no charge; also available from the website.

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Keywords: Guidelines, Mental health, Mental health services, Outcome and process assessment, Peer counseling, Psychosocial development, School based clinics, School psychology

Annotation: This document refines the goals and objectives of a strategic plan to better understand the developmental processes involved in forming cognitive, learning, emotional, social, and physical behaviors, and the biological and environmental factors that make infants, children, and adolescents more susceptible to behavioral disorders or to adopting risk-taking and violent behaviors. Chapter sections includes the strategic planning process, an outline of the scientific goals of the strategic plan, the importance of research technologies and resources, and the need for integrated training and education. The appendix includes a roster of working groups advisors.

Contact: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 3006, Rockville, MD 20847, Telephone: (800) 370-2943 Secondary Telephone: (888) 320-6942 Fax: (866) 760-5947 Web Site: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/Pages/index.aspx Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent development, Behavioral medicine, Behavioral sciences, Child development, Developmental psychology, Research, Strategic plans

Annotation: This book is a report of a two- and-a-half year project in which the Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development, established by the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, was given the task of updating and evaluating the current science of early childhood development. The committee reviewed a body of research covering the period from before birth to the first day of kindergarten. The report introduces the concepts of the study. It discusses the nature and tasks of early development and the context for early development. The report includes conclusions, recommendations, references and an index. The appendices include: A. Related reports from the National Academies; B. Defining and estimating causal effects; C. Technologies for studying the developing human brain; and D. Biographical sketches of committee members. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-309-06988-2.

Keywords: Behavioral sciences, Developmental psychology, Early childhood development, Genetics, Infants, Neural development, Social sciences, Studies, Young children

Annotation: This book is designed to provide guidance to parents in their day to day interactions with their children. It covers a range of practical issues: choosing the right pediatric, sleep problems, child's self esteem, school difficulties, and coping with disrupting family life. Part one, the life of the child, presents the child's development, from infancy to the preadolescent years. Part two, day to day problem behavior, describes everyday behaviors, feelings, and reactions. Part three, serious problems and abnormalities, discusses concerns that represent serious obstacles to the child's development and family life. Part four, seeking help, offers practical advice and useful information to guide parents when professional mental health intervention is required.

Contact: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 3615 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20016-3007, Telephone: (202) 966-7300 Fax: (202) 966-2891 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aacap.org Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-06-270158-4.

Keywords: Child behavior, Child care, Child development, Child health, Child mental health, Child nutrition, Child psychology, Children, Disorders

Annotation: This book is written for parents of adolescent daughters. The purpose is to help parents help their daughters maintain self-esteem through the adolescent years. Sections cover puberty, peer pressure, dating, sexuality, school performance, and self-destructive behaviors. Also covered are divorce and its effect on families, identifying adolescent girls at risk, and family dynamics.

Contact: Simon and Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas , New York, NY 10020, Telephone: (212) 698-7000 Contact Phone: (800) 223-2336 Web Site: http://www.simonsays.com/ $22.00 plus shipping and handling.

Keywords: Adolescent psychology, Adolescents, Families, Father child relations, High risk populations, Mother child relations, Parenting, Psychosocial development, Puberty, Self esteem, Sexuality

Annotation: This book describes the phases of emotional development which children experience from age 5 through 12 as they move away from emotional dependence on families. The author describes three phases. The first phase is when children's lives are centered on themselves and their families; the second phase is characterized as playground politics where other children play a role; and the third phase focuses on the development of an internal identity separate from family and friends.

Contact: Pearson Higher Education, Addison-Wesley , One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458, Telephone: (201) 236-7000 Contact Phone: (800) 822-6339 Web Site: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/ Available in libraries.

Keywords: Adolescent development, Behavior, Child health, Child psychology, Emotional development, Personality development, Psychosocial development

Annotation: This book reports the findings of an expert panel established to develop a research agenda for future studies of child and adolescent maltreatment. The panel was to examine the quality of existing research, determine areas of strength and weakness, and offer guidance regarding ways in which current and future research resources might be directed to improve the development of the field. Topics include identification and definitions of child maltreatment, scope of the problem, etiology of maltreatment, prevention, consequences of abuse and neglect, intervention and treatment, human resources, instrumentation, and research infrastructure, ethical and legal issues in maltreatment research, and research priorities.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Contact Phone: (800) 624-6242 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available from the website. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHG088.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Child abuse, Child neglect, Children, Family violence, Injury prevention, Measurement tools, Population surveillance, Program development, Psychology, Research

Annotation: This book examines the patterns of growth and development in emotions and behavior of children from infancy to the age of three. It discusses these challenges to development: allergies; bedwetting; crying; depression; developmental disabilities; discipline; divorce; emotional manipulation; fears; feeding problems; habits; hospitalization; hypersensitivity and hyperactivity; illness; imaginary friends; loss and grief; lying, stealing, and cheating; manners; prematurity; school readiness; self-esteem; separation; sibling rivalry; sleep problems; spacing children; speech and hearing problems; stomach aches and headaches; television; and toilet training. The last section discusses allies in development: fathers and mothers, grandparents, friends, caregivers, and the child's doctor.

Contact: Pearson Higher Education, Addison-Wesley , One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458, Telephone: (201) 236-7000 Contact Phone: (800) 822-6339 Web Site: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/ $23.99 plus shipping.

Keywords: Behavior, Child development, Child health, Child psychology, Emotional development, Infant development, Infant health, Infants

Annotation: This book provides a systematic framework for the clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of emotional and developmental problems in infants and young children. The first chapter describes the six developmental levels that affect a child's maturation. Subsequent chapters focus on taking a developmental history, utilizing the Functional Emotional Assessment Scale, and selecting the appropriate therapeutic approach. Several chapters discuss floor time activities for parents, educators, and therapists. Interactive, regulatory, and multisystem developmental disorders are discussed. Appendices include discussions of speech pathology, occupational therapy, and ego development as well as a list of available assessment tools and a guide to establishing clinical infant and child development programs.

Contact: International Universities Press, Inc., 59 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT 06443, Telephone: (203) 245-4000 Fax: (203) 245-0775 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.iup.com/ Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-8236-2633-4.

Keywords: Assessment, Assessment tools, Case studies, Child development, Child health, Child psychology, Children with special health care needs, Developmental psychology, Developmental stages, Early intervention, Ego development, Emotional development, Infant development, Infant health, Infants with special health care needs, Mental health, Occupational therapy, Personality development, Program development, Psychotherapy, Speech tests

Annotation: This manual is a guide for mentors to use in enriching mentoring relationships with adolescents. The manual provides an introduction to mentoring, adolescence and families under stress, and presents a series of activities in six areas ranging from academics and employment to physical and mental health. Each activity page provides information on planning for the activity, things to do during the activity, and follow-up activities.

Keywords: Adolescent attitudes, Adolescent employment, Adolescent health promotion, Adolescent nutrition, Adolescent parents, Adolescent psychology, Adolescents, Mental health, Mentors, Physical fitness, Substance abuse prevention