Vol. 3, No. 1 (Summer 2006) | 36 pages | PDF (2.01 MB)
Background
Editor's message (Christina Martens)
Youth Treatments for Mental Health and Substance Use [guest editorial] (Shimi Kang)
Letters to the editor
Treatment Options for Depression in Young People (E. Jane Garland)
Are Antidepressants Safe to Use in Youth? Yes they are, but... (Raymond W. Lam)
AD/HD: Treating young People (Kim Meier)
Experiences and Perspectives
Anorexia: Treading a thin line (Claudia Tienne Chai)
South Asian Youth: Addiction: A Shared Shame (Rob Rai)
Did I Need an Attitude Adjustment! Shifting to Youth Concurent Disorders: A Professional Story (Linda J. Barker)
Amrik's Bout with Schizophrenia (Margaret Little)
My Life: From one extremiety to the other (Michelle Dean)
Alternatives and Approaches
What Works? Family Therapy for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa (Ronald S. Manely and Pat Roles)
Between Two Cultures: Family Therapy for chinese Canadians (Dan Zhang)
Play Therapy: A Way to Help Children who are Experiencing Problems (Kathy Eugster and Barbra Tredger)
No Worries: How Interpersonal Therapy can Help Depressed Adolescents (Elizabeth Baerg Hall)
Dealing with Depression: A Self-care Program for Youth (Merv Gilbert)
Youth Psychiatric Inpatient Services: "Kind of an Umbrella" (Judy Y. Smith)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Youth who Self-Harm (Lisa C. Vettese)
A Year "Down Under" ORYGEN Youth Health (Steve Mathias)
Regional Programs
FRIENDS for Life Resilience-building and axiety prevention (Kelly Angelius)
MDA's Moving Beyond Support Group: Relax, share and grow (Christina McRae)
Strengthtening Families and Youth Voces: Building Bridges (Melissa Bax)
YPPP: The Youth Parenting and Pregnancy Program (Dimithra Hippola)
Book Review: Worry Taming for Teens (Mailis Valineus)
Resources