Adolescent Psychiatry, V. 24 Annals of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry

Launched in 1971, Adolescent Psychiatry promised "to explore adolescence as a process . . . to enter challenging and exciting areas that may have profound effects on our basic concepts." Further, they promised "a series that will provide a forum for the expression of ideas and problems that plague and excite so many of us working in this enigmatic but fascinating field." The repository of a wealth of original studies by preeminent clinicians, developmental researchers, and social scientists specializing in this stage of life, the series has become an essential resource for all mental health practitioners working with youth.

Volume 24 of The Annals surveys four broad areas of adolescent psychiatry that speak to the challenges and opportunities now before the field. Part I offers three important reassessments of adolescent development; they focus, respectively, on separation-individuation theory, the interpersonal matrix of adolescence, and the psychology of belonging. Part II explores the future of child and adolescent psychiatry in the context of school-based mental health services. Several assessments of ongoing school-based mental health clinics provide the context for reflection on the future of school-based delivery systems. Part III examines forensic issues in adolescent psychiatry and includes an overview of forensic psychiatry for adolescent psychiatrists, an update on juvenile justice, and a review of the issue of competence in adolescents. Finally, Part IV offers a series of current perspectives on psychopharmacology in relation to adolescence. Contributors review the current status of pharmacological treatment of different adolescent populations, including adolescents with behavior disorders, affective disorders, anxiety disorders, pervasive developmental disorders, and psychosis. The volume concludes with a timely examination of the role of psychiatric consultation on an adolescent medical service.

Part I: Developmental Considerations: Adolescent Development Reconsidered.Doctors, Horowitz, Introduction. Levy-Warren, I Am, You Are and So Are We: A Current Perspective on Adolescent Separation-Individuation Theory. Gaines, The Interpersonal Matrix of Adolescent Development and Treatment. Noam, The Psychology of Belonging: Reformulating Adolescent Development. Part II: School-Based Programs for Adolescents.Berkovitz, Introduction to Special Section. Adelson, Psychiatric Public Health Opportunities in School-based Health Centers. Rappaport, On-Site School-based Mental Health Clinics: 15 Years' Experience in Orange County, California. Adelsheim, School Mental Health in New Mexico. Rappaport, An Advising Program in a Large Urban High School: The Magic Match. Weist, Acosta, Tashman, Nabors, & Albus, Changing Paradigms in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Toward Expanded School Mental Health. Part III: Forensic Issues in Adolescent Psychiatry.Rosner, Forensic Psychiatry for Adolescent Psychiatrists: An Introduction. Weinstock, Juvenile Justice Update. Weinstock, Competence in Adolescents. Part IV. Psychopharmacology in Adolescence: Current Perspectives.Hendren, Introduction to Special Section. Sheeram, Kruesi, Pharmacological Treatment of Behavior Disorders. Wolf, Wagner, Pharmacologic Treatment of Affective Disorders in Adolescents. Bhangoo, Riddle, Pharmacologic Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Adolescence. Bernal-Schnatter, Hendren, Pharmacologic Treatment of Psychosis and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Part V: Issues in Adolescent Consultation-Liaison.Dulit, Psychiatric Consultation on an Adolescent Medical Service.

Aaron H. Esman, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry (Emeritus), Cornell University Medical College, and Faculty, New York Psychoanalytic Institute. He is editor of Psychology of Adolescence: Essential Readings and Psychiatric Treatment of Adolescents and author of Adolescence and Culture. He maintains a private practice of psychiatry with adults, adolescents, and children.