Lawton, Sandra Augustyn

Provides detailed information for teenage boys and girls on puberty; male and female reproductive health; sexually transmitted diseases and how they are spread and prevented; pregnancy and contraception; abstinence; date rape; online predators; masturbation; and other related topics.

Provides pregnant teens with information on abortion, adoption, prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care, and newborn care. Includes sources of help and directories of additional resources.

Provides teenagers with information on drug use, abuse, and addiction. Discusses the physical and psychological effects of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, ecstasy, and many other drugs that are commonly abused. Includes information about drug-related health concerns, such as HIV infection, risky sexual behavior, and drug-facilitated rape. Offers the types of treatment available while explaining how to help a friend or parent with a substance abuse problem.

Explains how the body is shaped by heredity, how its various systems and organs work, and how it changes over time, beginning with the stages of fetal development and continuing through childhood, puberty, and the aging process. Describes the steps important to maintaining good health, including eating right, exercising, practicing good hygiene, and visiting health care providers for regular checkups. Also includes information about lifestyle choices that can affect a person's health for a lifetime, such as substance use, sexual activity, and body adornment.

Provides information for teens about non-traditional and non-Western medical systems and therapies, such as ayurvedic medicine, massage therapy, macrobiotic diets, biofeedback, tai chi, and music therapy; discusses treatments for pain management, cancer, diabetes, and mental illness; and includes resources.

Offers teens an overview of the contributing factors and warning signs of the most common signs of abuse and violence and includes information on finding help, victims' rights, organizations and agencies, and more.

Provides basic consumer health information for teens about causes, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders, along with healthy eating tips. Includes index, resource information and recommendations for further reading.

Provides basic consumer health information for teens about common causes of stress, the effects of stress on the body and mind, and coping strategies.

Provides an overview of learning disabilities, explaining what they are, their symptoms, causes, and diagnosis; describes different types of learning disabilities; identifies disorders that can occur in conjunction with learning disabilities; looks at other disabilities and chronic conditions that affect learning; and discusses related academic, social, relationship, and legal issues.

Provides information and guidance for young people with diabetes, covering treatment and management, day-to-day living, related health concerns, and feelings and relationships.