This is the first hands-on guide for providing health and mental health care to lesbian and gay youth and young adults. Although it focuses on adolescents, the information is relevant for any age group. In addition to specific guidelines for care and for approaching such sensitive topics as sexual behavior, substance abuse, and suicide, the book includes a comprehensive review of the literature and the most up-to-date information for providers, researchers, educators, and general readers alike. This book also includes the first guidelines (clinical care protocols) on primary care, mental health care, HIV medical and psychosocial care for lesbian and gay youth, and HIV counseling and testing for adolescents. There is extensive discussion of the social and health effects of stigmatized identity in the context of adolescent development.
ISBN-13: 9780231111911
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Date: 06-24-1998
Pages: 256
Product Dimensions: 5.97(w) x 8.95(h) x 0.51(d)
Age Range: 18 Years
Caitlin C. Ryan is a clinical social worker and the director of AIDS Policy Center, and the author of AIDS: A Public Health Challenge.
Donna Futterman is associate professor of pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and director of the Adolescent AIDS Program at Montefiore Medical Center.
Table of Contents
Part One: Overview: Lesbian and Gay Adolescents: Experiences and Needs Adolescent Health Challenges Lesbian and Gay Adolescents: Identity Development Experiences, Vulnerabilities, and Risks Confidentiality and Legal Issues
Part Two: Primary Care and Prevention Health Concerns of Lesbian and Gay Adolescents Transgendered Youth Special Populations Adolescent Mental Health Concerns Primary Interventions and Anticipatory Guidance Medical Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention Mental Health Assessments and Treatments
Part Three HIV / AIDS Overview: HIV Infection in Adolescents, Including Lesbians and Gay Males HIV Counseling, Testing, and Prevention Clinical Care and Prevention
Appendix A: Steering Committee HRSA Conference on the Primary Care Needs of
Lesbian and Gay Adolescents, December 5-6, 1994
Appendix B: Resources for Primary Care Needs of Lesbian and Gay Adolescents
Appendix C: Resources for Parents and Youth
Appendix D: Recommended Reading for Providers
Appendix E: Adolescent HIV Counseling and Testing Protocol
Appendix F: Clinical Care Protocols
Appendix G: American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Homosexuality and Adolescence
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