A practical manual, with complimentary CD, covering key topics in adolescent health for all professionals working with young people.

What do young people need to know about their health - and how can you help them learn it? This practical guide will help you to broach health subjects (ranging from the banal to the embarrassing to the deadly serious) with the adolescents you encounter in your professional life. Drawing on research and collaboration with specialists in areas such as dietetics, mental health, drugs and alcohol, fitness, education and careers, along with young people themselves, Hot Topics in Adolescent Health provides a range of support mechanisms for professionals working with young people. Using interactive methods of delivery, this practical guide and complimentary CD provide figures, diagrams and suggested activities to explore each topic within a group setting and point to other resources for further information. The book covers both the basic and more detailed issues beginning with an introduction to adolescence and puberty before exploring key issues such as body image, diet and exercise, mental health, drugs, alcohol, relationships and sex (including contraception, sexual health, pregnancy and abortion) - giving lots of inspiration on how to confidently answer those tricky questions. Sections on consent and confidentiality when working with young people, as well as a vital summary of child protection policy and procedure, will also prove useful. It is highly recommended for healthcare professionals, teachers, therapists, counsellors, community group leaders and all people working with adolescents.

In this issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, new Consulting Editor and Issue Guest Editor Justine Larson brings her considerable expertise in the latest hot topics in child and adolescent psychiatry. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as bullying, depression intervention, the biological effects of childhood trauma, childhood trauma and psychosis, and more. - Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on the latest hot topics in child and adolescent psychiatry, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews. - Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Social Media as It Interfaces with Psychosocial Development and Mental Illness in Transitional Age Youth; Mental Health Care of Detained Youth and Solitary Confinement and Restraint Within Juvenile Detention Facilities; Adverse Childhood Experiences, Resilience and Mindfulness-Based Approaches Common Denominator Issues for Children with Emotional, Mental, or Behavioral Problems; #KidsAnxiety and Social Media; and more.

More children born today will survive to adulthood than at any time in history. It is now time to emphasize health and development in middle childhood and adolescence--developmental phases that are critical to health in adulthood and the next generation. Child and Adolescent Health and Development explores the benefits that accrue from sustained and targeted interventions across the first two decades of life. The volume outlines the investment case for effective, costed, and scalable interventions for low-resource settings, emphasizing the cross-sectoral role of education. This evidence base can guide policy makers in prioritizing actions to promote survival, health, cognition, and physical growth throughout childhood and adolescence.

This guide incorporates the latest scientific findings about physical, emotional, cognitive, identity formation, sexual and spiritual development in adolescent, with tips and strategies on how to use this information inreal-life situations involving teens.

PART 1: Mega-Symposium: Topical Issues in Neonatology 1. Newborn Screening 2. Inborn Error of Metabolism 3. Neonatal Cholestasi 4. The Cyanotic Neonate 5. Nutrition Support for the Sick Neonate 6. Metabolic Bone Disease in Premature Neonates 7. Family-centered Care: A Paradigm of Quality for Sick Newborn Care 8. End-of-life Care in Nonsalvageable Neonates PART 2: Spotlight: Pediatric Nephrology 9. Nutrition Acute in Kidney Injury 10. Emergencies in Acute Kidney Injury 11. Acute Glomerulonephritis 12. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome 13. Massive Hematuria PART 3: Behavioral and Developmental Issues 14. Internet Addiction 15. Hysterical Conversion Reactions PART 4: Gastroenterology 16. Chronic Diarrhea 17. The Child with Severe Constipation PART 5: Infectious Diseases 18. Childhood Pneumonias 19. Antimicrobial Stewardship Program 20. Urinary Tract Infection: Current Management Strategy 21. Invasive Fungal Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit PART 6: Nutrition 22. Vitamin D Replacement Therapy 23. Nutrition in the Surgical Child 24. Nutritional Management in Growing Pandemic of Diabetes in Children 25. Diet in Cystic Fibrosis PART 7: Adolescent Medicine 26. Emotional and Behavioral Problems of the Adolescents 27. Adolescent Nutrition and Nutritional Problems PART 8: Miscellaneous 28. Diabetic Ketoacidosis Revisited 29 Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illnesses 30. Balance Disorders and Dizziness PART 9: Newly Emerging Topics 31. COVID-19: Pediatric Perspectives 32. COVID-19: Psychological and Psychiatric Impact on Children and Adolescents 33. Human Monkeypox: A Growing Outbreak Warranting Urgent Attention Index

"Hot Topics," the October 2006 issue of Adolescent Medicine Clinics, will address a wide range of current and controversial issues of broad interest to clinicians who provide adolescent health care. Topics will include new immunizations targeted for adolescents, alternative and complementary therapies, bariatric surgery, body art, advances in acne management and Asperger syndrome. Reproductive health issues will include advances in hormonal contraception, bone health, vaginal microbicides and partner delivered therapy for sexually transmitted infections. Treatment of adolescent mood disorders, abuse of prescription and proprietary drugs, performance enhancing drugs, and tobacco cessation will be also be addressed.