Table of Contents

Part I: Special Section on Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction.Rosner, The Scourge of Addiction: What the Adolescent Psychiatrist Needs to Know. Havivi, Substance Abuse in Teens: A Clinical Approach to Assessment and Treatment. Bartzokis, Brain Myelination in Prevalent Neuropsychiatric Developmental Disorders: Primary and Comorbid Addiction. Grob, The Enigma of Ecstasy: Implications for Youth and Society. Fong, Pathological Gambling in Adolescents: No Longer Child's Play. Miotto, Davoodi, & Maya, Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and Ketamine: Effects and Treatment of Toxicity. Part II: Development, Psychopathology, and Psychotherapy.Day, Chiu, & Hendren, Structure and Function of the Adolescent Brain: Findings from Neuroimaging Studies. Becker, Grilo, Validation Studies of the Borderline Personality Disorder Construct in Adolescents: Implications for Theory and Practice. Paris, Diagnosing Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescence. Petti, Blitsch, Blix, & Sims, Deliberate Foreign Body Ingestion in Hospitalized Youth: A Case Series and Overview. Milrod, Busch, Shapiro, Leon, & Aronson, A Pilot Study of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in 18- to 21-Year-Old Patients with Panic Disorder. Shen, Chiu, Lim, Cross-Cultural Issues in Therapy with an Asian American Adolescent.

About the Author

Lois T Flaherty, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist on the teaching faculty of Harvard University and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. A past president of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry and a consultant to the Center for School Mental Health Assistance in Baltimore, Dr. Flaherty remains active in school-based mental health programs and community psychiatry.