prevention & control

Discusses tactics people use to manipulate teens into a sexual relationship, such as flattery, jealousy, and intimidation, and covers how to teach young people to discern between healthy and unhealthy relationships to prevent physical and emotional harm.

"Provides an up to date overview of the current state of the art and science of understanding and predicting suicide....A unique collection of literature reviews and discussions...The chapters describe many different approaches which may help improve our understanding of the processes leading to suicide, and may be useful in developing strategies for effective suicide prevention." --Newslink.

Offers health professionals an overview of the most prevalent eating disorders among athletes, with tips for preventing dangerous eating habits, recognizing the signs of an eating disorder, and helping athletes overcome them.

Provides information about warts, discussing their causes, signs and symptoms, treatments, and cure, and explains how to guard against catching warts.

A discussion of teenage suicide, the reasons, the warning signs, the importance of communicating feelings, and the ways the survivors deal with grief.

A guide that cuts through the confusion surrounding AIDS and helps those it concerns to arrive at a rational course of action to reduce personal risk.