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Lesbian & gay youth : care & counseling / Caitlin Ryan, Donna Futterman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryan, Caitlin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay teenagers--Medical care.
- Gay teenagers.
- Gay teenagers--Health and hygiene.
- Medical care.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Lesbian and gay youth
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- In addition to specific guidelines for care and for approaching such sensitive topics as sexual behavior, substance abuse, and suicide, 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.
- Contents:
- Overview
- Lesbian and gay adolescents
- experiences and needs
- Adolescent health challenges
- Identity development
- Experiences, vulnerabilities, and risks
- Confidentiality and legal issues
- Primary care and prevention
- Health concerns
- Mental health concerns
- Family interventions
- Medical assessment, treatment, and prevention
- Mental health assessment and treatment
- HIV/AIDS
- Counseling, testing, and prevention
- Clinical care
- Appendixes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231111908
- 0231111916
- OCLC:
- 38206667
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