mental health

A hands-on workbook designed to help teens improve their body image, avoid negative messages about body type, femininity, and beauty, and avoid unrealistic standards of perfection while cultivating a positive self-image.

Explores the addiction of self-injury, discussing why it has become one of the fastest-growing health problems among teenagers, what can cause it, how it can be treated, and why people do it.

Teaches young women about healthy body image and natural eating and offers parents advice on how they can help their daughters build self-esteem and contentment.

Examines the health issues that confront African American women today and offers advice, comfort, inspiration, and strength.

Explores how Vietnam veterans and their allies worked together to articulate their concerns and win battles with the United States government after the returned from the war to a society that did not respect or agree with their actions in the war.

Provides information about bulimia and anorexia for women who either suffer with the eating disorders or who recognize their vulnerability to problems with food; and addresses the concerns of families and friends involved with bulimarexic and prebulimarexic women.

Authors present differing opinions on whether teen suicide is a major health problem, whether bullying increases the risk of teen suicide, and whether gay teens face an increased risk of suicide.

Provides information about depression, discusses its causes, and describes how it can be cured.

Presents an examination of the six major eating and weight problems suffered by children and teenagers, including dysfunctional eating, undernutrition, hazardous weight loss, eating disorders, size prejudice, and obesity.