4206.0 Adolescent mental health

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
This session describes a broad array of factors associated with mental health functioning and needs of youth, including the role of family and social disconnectedness.
Session Objectives: Describe factors associated with mental health needs of adolescents. Describe transience, disconnectedness and criminal behavior of youth and their association with mental health needs. Discuss the role of family and it’s association with youths’ mental health.
Moderator:
Kathleen Thomas, PhD

12:30pm
Parent-child and sibling relationship effects on adolescent mental health: Looking at family structure through Add Health
Bethany Wexler Rainisch, MPH
12:45pm
Bio-social interaction amplifies risk for self-harm/suicidal behavior in adolescents: Family history screening can improve public health practice
Daniel Belsky, BA
1:00pm
Effects of parental incarceration on likelihood of psychiatric disorder and criminal behavior in youth: A longitudinal, population-based study
Anya Drabkin, MS, William Copeland, PhD and Kathleen J. Sikkema, PhD
     
1:15pm
Gender-Specific Factors Associated with Trauma and PTSD among Street Youth: The Importance of Youth Transience
Kimberly Bender, PhD, Kristin Ferguson, PhD, Sanna Thompson, PhD, Chelsea Komlo and David Pollio, PhD
     
1:30pm
Examining the role of adolescent socio-emotional health in being disconnected in young adulthood
Vanessa Wight, PhD and Yumiko Aratani, PhD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Mental Health
Endorsed by: Maternal and Child Health, School Health Education and Services, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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