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Book SynopsisVolume 26 of
The Annals begins with essays that address the challenge of maintaining human connections in a biological century; Philip Katz focuses on the human encounter between therapist and patient whereas Vivian Rakoff emphasizes the continuing identity of the healer throughout history. Papers on adolescent development, which challenge readers to look beyond preconceived ideas, include Robert Galatzer-Levy''s examination of adolescence as a social construction expressed in contradictory cultural narratives and Jack Drescher''s exploration of the developmental narratives of gay men in order to illuminate the seeming invisibility of gay adolescents.
A section dedicated to Trauma, Violence, and Suicide explores interventions with special groups of high-risk adolescents, including violent offendors, suicide attempters, and adolescent refugees. A special section on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorders includes a debate on whether
Table of ContentsPart I: Schonfeld and Keynote Addresses.Katz, Lessons My Patients Taught Me. Rakoff, Perennial Medicine and Changing Technologies. Part II: Developmental Issues.Galatzer-Levy, Created in Others' Eyes. Drescher, Invisible Gay Adolescents: Developmental Narratives of Gay Men. Part III: Trauma, Violence, and Suicide.Rothe, Castillo-Matos, & Busquets, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Cuban Adolescent Refugees During Camp Confinement. Thomas, Holzer III, & Wall, The Island Youth Programs: Community Interventions for Reducing Youth Violence and Delinquency. Ponton, A Risky Partnership: Working with the Adolescent Suicide Attempt. Katz, Gunasekara, & Miller, Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Inpatient and Outpatient Parasuicidal Adolescents. Part IV: ADHD and Conduct Disorders.Barnett, LaBellarte, Practical Assessment and Treatment of ADHD. Huffine, Conduct Disorder Should Be Eliminated from the DSM. Weissman, Conduct Disorder is a Useful Diagnosis for Adolescents. Flaherty, Editor's Comment: Is There Hope for Conduct Disorder? Part V: ASAP Position Papers.ASAP, ASAP Position Statement on Gays in the Military. ASAP, ASAP Position Statement on the Death Penalty for Minors. Flaherty, Summary of Thompson v. Oklahoma 487 U.S. 815 (1988). Ratner, Introduction to the Brief of the ASAP and the AOA as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner in Thompson v. Oklahoma. McLaughlin, Epstein, Weisburg, Freeling, Peabody, & Pincus, 1987 Amici Curiae Brief in the U.S. Supreme Court Case of Thompson v. Oklahoma.
