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Author Whitbeck, Les B.

Title Mental health and emerging adulthood among homeless young people / Leslie B. Whitbeck
Published Hove : Psychology, 2009

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 MELB  616.8900835 Whi/Mha  AVAILABLE
Description xvi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents "No one knows what happens to these kids" : interrupted adolescence and emerging adulthood. The midwest longitudinal study of homeless and runaway adolescents -- From conduct disorder to antisocial personality disorder : disruptive behaviors from adolescence to early adulthood -- Adolescent major depressive episodes and emerging adulthood -- Traumatic histories and adult transitions -- Substance abuse patterns among homeless and runaway adolescents across time -- Dissociative symptoms : prevalence, correlates, and association with other mental disorders and problem behaviors -- Self-mutilating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood -- Suicide ideation and attempts -- Health and services utilization -- Social networks : friends and families at home and on the streets -- Sexuality, romantic relationships, and pregnancy -- Survival strategies, hunger, education, and housing -- Continuities of mental disorders and problem behaviors -- "No one knows what happens to these kids" : from runaways to young adults
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Adolescent psychiatry.
Homeless teenagers -- Mental health.
Psychology, Adolescent.
Homeless Youth.
Adolescent Behavior -- psychology.
Adolescent Health Services.
Cohort Studies.
LC no. 2008042346
ISBN 9781841697529 paperback
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1841697516 hardback