The statistics are disturbing: steadily rising numbers of sedentary overweight children and obese...

This book provides a solid foundation for understanding violence within the African-American comm...

It is clear that violence by youth is not to be found only on city streets, in city schools and a...

School activities alone are not always sufficient to ensure children's academic progress or socio...

Since the first edition was published in 2003, an enormous amount of research into Asperger Syndr...

The Second Edition of the Handbook of Adolescent Behavioral Problems clarifies the current state ...

Get high. Become addicted. Commit crimes. Get arrested and be sent to jail. Get released. Repeat....

The second edition of this book incorporates the latest theory, research, and best practices for ...

This book summarizes and integrates theory and research on adolescents from a diversity of ethnic...

Aimed at providing a foundation for increasing the quantity and quality of physical and mental he...

How do adolescents' problem behaviours develop? Why is the suicide rate among teenagers increasin...

Mental disorders cost the United States over $72 billion for treatment, related support and lost ...