After five years of fighting his way past flickers of memory about the teacher who molested him and the incident that brought the crime to light, eighteen-year-old Josh gets help in coping with his molestor's release from prison when he finally tells his best friends the whole truth.
Toward the end of the disco era, seventeen-year-old Edna refuses to visit her mother, who is in a New York City hospital undergoing cancer treatment, and barely speaks to her father, who finally puts her in psychotherapy, while her crush on an art teacher turns into a full-blown affair.
Examines the symptoms, causes, and effects of personality disorders, including paranoid and schizotype, impulsive, and anxious disorders, and looks at treatment options and future directions.
This book supports teens that are dealing with the death of a loved one, whether it is a family member or a close friend. Coping strategies for the early aftermath of the death and for long-term adjustment are included. In addition to using self-help strategies, teens are encouraged to seek out professional help and/or support groups.
Fifteen-year-old Mia feels like a ghost watching her own life when her parents' arguments escalate into a separation, triggering counseling sessions, strange behavior in her brother and sister, and a new connection with her brother's best friend.
Examines how the rise of a therapeutic ethic that views Americans as emotionally underdeveloped, psychically frail, and in need of mental health professionals, has led to a dramatic decline in self-reliance and fortitude.
Fifteen-year-old Will Besting, plagued by crippling phobias, is sent by his doctor to Fort Eden where he and six other teens are treated by spending time in fear chambers where they confront their worst nightmares, and although they all emerge feeling emboldened, in time unexplained aches and pains make them wonder what is really happening to them.
Explains for young people what sorts of problems therapy can help, how to choose a therapist, what happens in a session, and how to know when therapy should end.
