Adolescence and Health (Understanding Adolescence)

ISBN: 0470092076

Author: Coleman, John

Condition: Used

Paperback. Pub Date: 2007 Pages: 256 Publisher: John Wiley Is Getting worseDo adolescents adolescent health need to take risks to grow and developWhat. is at least a Healthy Lifestyle for a young personAdolescence and Health is the first comprehensive text to consider all aspects of young people's health in the context of their lifestyles and recent major social changes. considering questions such as: Is adolescent health getting worse Do adolescents need to take risks to grow and develop What is a healthy lifestyle for a young personAdolescence and Health begins by examining topics such as sexuality. eating disorders. and the use or abuse of substances. and then moves on to wider discussions including the best way to promote health or provide clinical services to a group who are neither fully adult nor children.Following the surge in health initiatives to focus on young peo...