The results of the APPC-Sunnylands Trust June 2005 adolescent brain conference will soon be available to psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners. Adolescent Psychopathology and the Developing Brain: Integrating Brain and Prevention Science will be published later in 2006 by Oxford University Press and will include full-color illustrations of the brain. This book was produced by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and administered with the assistance of The Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
Praise for Adolescent Psychopathology and the Developing Brain: Integrating Brain and Prevention Science:
A group of distinguished scientists in both basic and clinical research bring together the most updated summary of current research and findings in the field of adolescent brain development. Focusing on the unique biology and behavior of the adolescent years, the authors provide an excellent reference text, invaluable to specialists and laymen alike.
Ming T. Tsuang, M.D., Ph.D., University Professor and Director, Center of Behavioral Genomics, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
Three essential mental health volumes for adolescents are now available online in Spanish at www.CopeCareDeal.org. The books provide concise guides to bipolar disorder, depression, and eating disorders, and feature personal stories from teens who have coped with the illnesses.
A firsthand account of one young person's experience with substance abuse
A Firsthand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder