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Study Suggests Why Teens Get Hooked on Cocaine More Easily Than Adults
(04/21/08)

Cooperative Classrooms Positive for Young Adolescents
(03/27/08)

Someone to Complain With Isn't Necessarily a Good Thing, Especially for Teenage Girls
(07/15/07)

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psychology news
Twice as many teens seek mental health help
May 2, 2008, Globe and Mail

Maternal respect stronger in African-American girls, Latinas
April 29, 2008, University of Florida

One third of girls have self-harmed
April 25, 2008, BBC

One in four teenagers unhappy
April 24, 2008, BBC

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Monitor on Psychology
Preventing teen suicide through familias
(April 2008)

Brief teen interventions stave off substance abuse
(April 2008)

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featured book cover Emerging Adults in America: Coming of Age in the 21st Century

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ADD and the College Student: A Guide for High School and College Students with Attention Deficit Disorder, Revised Edition

Intrusive Parenting: How Psychological Control Affects Children and Adolescents

Mom, Dad. I'm Gay. How Families Negotiate Coming Out

Breathe Easy: Young People's Guide to Asthma

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journals
A Meta-Analytic Review of Obesity Prevention Programs for Children and Adolescents: The Skinny on Interventions That Work
(September 2006)

The Prevention of Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analytic Review
(June 2006)

What Influences Children's and Adolescents' Understanding of the Complexity of the Internet?
(May 2006)

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internal APA resources
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Adults and Children Together (ACT) Against Violence

A guide for parents on raising an adolescent daughter

Resilience for teens

Schoolyard blues : Subtle social snubs hurt students

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TeensHealth

Teenage brain: A work in progress

Antidepressant medications for children and adolescents

Sleep and teens

Adolescent health



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