Overview

Providing a concise introduction to the mental health topics of greatest concern to adolescents, this encyclopedia helps readers understand mental disorders and the importance of psychological well-being. Addressing mental illness and prioritizing psychological well-being are important at any age, but the teen years present unique challenges. Hormonal changes, peer pressure, and the demands of school and a busy social life combined with many other factors put adolescents at high risk for mental health problems. Certain disorders, such as depression and anxiety, are particularly prevalent in this age group, as are risky behaviors like substance abuse, self-harm, and distracted driving. Today's teens also face uniquely modern threats to their psychological well-being, such as Internet addiction and social media–induced fear of missing out (FOMO). Yet, there are also ample opportunities for adolescents to strengthen their mental health and resiliency through such practices as meditation, activism, and youth leadership. Teen Mental Health: An Encyclopedia of Issues and Solutions is a ready-reference guide to the mental health topics that most affect the lives of American teens in the 21st century. Entries are accessibly written and feature extensive cross-referencing and helpful further reading lists. This volume also offers a collection of recommended resources, including a number of hotlines for teens in crisis.

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Author:   Len Sperry
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9798216452157

Pages:   416
Publication Date:   19 February 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of Entries Preface Acknowledgments Entries Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Activism Acute Stress Disorder Addiction Addiction Counseling Addictive Personality Adjustment Disorder Adoption Adverse Childhood Experiences Affordable Care Act Aggressive and Antisocial Behavior Alcohol Use Disorder Alcoholics Anonymous Alexithymia American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American School Counselor Association Amphetamines Anger Management Animal-Assisted Therapy Antianxiety Medications Antidepressant Medications Antipsychotic Medications Anxiety Disorders Apathy Art Therapy Asperger’s Syndrome Assertiveness Training Attachment Styles Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorders Barbiturates Behavior Therapy Benzodiazepines Bibliotherapy Binge Drinking Bipolar Disorder Birth Order Blended Families Body Dysmorphic Disorder Body Image Body Modification Borderline Personality Disorder Bullying and Peer Aggression Bystander Effect Caffeine-Related Disorders Cannabidiol (CBD) Cannabis Use Disorder Career Counseling Child Abuse and Neglect Child Protective Services Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorder Cliques Cocaine Codependency Cognitive Behavior Therapy Cognitive Therapies College Counseling Conduct Disorder Conflict Resolution Coping Crisis Intervention Custody and Custody Evaluations Cyberbullying Dance Therapy Date Rape Dating and Flirting Depression Developmental Disabilities Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Dialectical Behavior Therapy Digital Detox Disability and Disability Evaluation Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders Distracted Driving Divorce Dreams and Dream Interpretations Dyslexia Eating Disorders Ecstasy Ego Development Emotional Intelligence Empowerment Equity Executive Functions Family Therapy and Family Counseling Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) Foster Care Gangs Gender Dysphoria Generation Z Gifted Students Grief Group Therapy Guidance Counselor Hallucinogens Hazing High-Stakes Testing Identity and Identity Formation Individual Therapy Individualized Education Plan Inhalants Insomnia and Insomnia Disorder Intellectual Disability Internet Addiction Disorder Internet-Based Therapy Intimacy Intimate Partner Violence Juvenile Offenders Learning Disorders LGBTQ+ Marijuana Mass Shooting Media Violence Meditation Mentoring MeToo Movement Microaggressions Mindfulness Mood Disorders Moral Development, Stages of Motivation Music, Influence of Music Therapy Nature versus Nurture Neglect Nightmare and Nightmare Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Opioid Crisis Opioid Use Disorder Oppositional Defiant Disorder Panic Disorder Parent, Loss of Parents, Overinvolved Peer Counseling Peer Groups Perfectionism Performance-Enhancing Drugs Personality Disorders Phobic Disorders Pornography Positive Psychology Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Prejudice Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Prescription Drug Abuse Process Addiction Psychedelic Drugs Resilience Ritalin Rite of Passage Runaway Youth Schizophrenia School Shootings School-Based Therapy Self-Esteem Self-Harm Sex and Gender Sexting Sexual Abuse Sexual Harassment Shyness Sleep Sleep Disorders Social and Emotional Learning Programs Social Media Spiritual Identity Spiritual Well-Being Stimulant Use Disorder Stress Stress Management Substance Abuse Treatment Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders Suicide Teenage Rebellion Texting Tobacco Use Disorder Tourette’s Syndrome Toxic Masculinity Transgender Trauma Traumatic Brain Injury Truancy Vaping Video Games Yoga Youth Leadership Recommended Resources About the Editor and Contributors Index

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Len Sperry, PhD, MD, is Professor of Counselor Education at Florida Atlantic University, USA.

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