Adolescent behavior disorders: foundations and contemporary concerns. / Paul Karoly and John J. Steffen - Toronto, MA D.C. Heath and Co 1984 - xiii, 315 p : index - Advances in child behavioral analysis and therapy .

Including bibliographical references and index

Contents: Defining psychosocial maturity in adolescence -- Adaptation to life changes in adolescence -- The assessment of social competence in adolescents -- Adolescent substance use and abuse -- Adolescent depression: concepts, treatments, prevention -- Problem solving communication training: a behavioral-family systems approach to parent-adolescent conflict -- Behavioral approaches to delinquency: a review -- Summary of studies on behavioral treatments of juvenile delinquency -- Psychotherapy with adolescents: conceptual, practical and empirical perspectives

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Adolescent psychopathology
Adolescent psychology
Adolescent behavior
Social behavior disorders--in adolescence

RJ503.A314

616.89'022