| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 298 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
"No one knows what happens to these kids" : interrupted adolescence and emerging adulthood -- The Midwest Longitudinal Study of Homeless and Runaway Adolescents / with Kurt D. Johnson [and others] -- From conduct disorder to antisocial personality disorder : disruptive behaviors from adolescence to early adulthood / with Devan M. Crawford -- Adolescent major depressive episodes and emerging adulthood / with Devan M. Crawford -- Traumatic histories and adult transitions / with Devan M. Crawford -- Substance abuse patterns among homeless and runaway adolescents across time / with Devan M. Crawford -- Dissociative symptoms : prevalence, correlates, and association with other mental disorders and problem behaviors / with Katherine A. Johnson -- Victimization and revictimization among homeless and runaway adolescents / with Devan M. Crawford -- Self-mutilating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood / with Katherine A. Johnson -- Suicide ideation and attempts / with Katherine A. Johnson -- Health and services utilization / with Devan M. Crawford -- Social networks : friends and families at home and on the streets / with Trina Rose and Kurt D. Johnson -- Sexuality, romantic relationships, and pregnancy / with Devan M. Crawford -- Survival strategies, hunger, education, and housing / with Devan M. Crawford and Katherine A. Johnson -- Continuities of mental disorders and problem behaviors -- "No one knows what happens to these kids" : from runaways to young adults |
| Summary |
What happens to homeless and runaway adolescents when they become adults? This is the first study that follows homeless youth into young adulthood and reviews the mental health consequences of runaway episodes and street life. The adolescents were interviewed every three months for three years from their mid teens to their early twenties. The study documents the psychological consequences associated with becoming adults when missing the critical developmental tasks of adolescence. The authors report high levels of psychological problems associated with victimization prior to and after running |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-282) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Adolescent psychiatry.
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Homeless teenagers -- Mental health
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Adolescent psychology.
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Teenagers -- Medical care.
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Cohort analysis.
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Psychology, Adolescent
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Homeless Youth
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Adolescent Behavior -- psychology
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Adolescent Health Services
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Cohort Studies
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Adolescent Psychiatry
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MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- Child & Adolescent.
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Teenagers -- Medical care
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Cohort analysis
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Adolescent psychology
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Adolescent psychiatry
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Erwachsener
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Jugend
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Längsschnittuntersuchung
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Obdachlosigkeit
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Psychische Störung
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203843154 |
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0203843150 |
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