Adolescent Screens

  • CRAFFT  for alcohol and drug screening in clinic
  • Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS) for ages 11-21, addresses biomedical, behavioral, psychosocial domains (AMA)
  • HEADSS for adolescent psychosocial assessment (full guide found here)
  • TeenScreen Primary Care -- Overview for PSC-Y, PHQ-9, and CRAFFT
  • SBIRT course: Introduction to SBIRT for adolescents. A free self-paced video based online course designed to teach providers the basics of screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment for their adolescent patients. eight content videos that range from 12-17 minutes in length, totaling approximately two and a half hours of video. Each video is followed by a short quiz with a total of 15 questions. The course does NOT need to be completed in one sitting and should take you three to four hours.
  • NIAAA Practitioner's Guide: Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth. Free Resources full guide and pocket guides can be downloaded or ordered

Adolescent Quick Links

ADHD
Anxiety disorders
  • Agoraphobia
  • Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
  • Panic Attack (specifier)
  • Panic disorder
  • Separation anxiety disorder
  • Selective Mutism
  • Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)
  • Specific Phobia
Bipolar disorders
Dissociative Identity Disorder
  • Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
  • Dissociative Amnesia ("dissociative fugue" now a specifier)
Eating disorders
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
  • Binge eating disorders
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Pica and Rumination Disorder
Gender Dysphoria (formerly gender identity disorder)
Habit Disorders
  • Chronic motor or vocal tic
  • Developmental coordination disorder
  • Provisional tic disorder (formerly transient tic disorder)
  • Tourette Syndrome
Learning disabilities
  • Dyslexia
  • Dyscalculia
  • Dysgraphia
  • Dyspraxia
  • Executive Functioning

Adolescent Considerations

  • Adolescent Health Care 101, by Adolescent Health Working Group (AHWG)
  • Bright Futures: Adolescence -- free guide file
Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Behavioral Health Toolkit -- by AHWG 
  • Trauma and Resilience -- by AHWG
  • The Amazing Brain -- Alaska Family Violence Project
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Sexual Health/Identity
  • Sexual Health History
  • Sexual Health Toolkit -- by AHWG
  • Hanging Out or Hooking Up -- by Futures Without Violence
  • Families are Talking -- family support to talk about sex
  • Family Acceptance Project -- family support for LGBT youth

Books

FOR TEENS
  • Hipp, Earl. Fighting Invisible Tigers: A Stress Management Guide for Teens. 2008.
  • Fox, Annie. Too Stressed To Think? A Teen Guide To Staying Sane When Life Makes You Crazy. 2005.
  • Seaward, Brian. Hot Stones and Funny Bones: Teens Helping Teens Cope with Stress and Anger. 2002.
  • Espeland, Pamela. Life Lists for Teens: Tips, Steps, Hints, and How-Tos for Growing Up, Getting Along, Learning, and Having Fun. 2003.
  • Covey, Sean. The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens. 1998.
  • Lezine, DeQuincy and Brent, David. Eight Stories Up: An Adolescent Chooses Hope over Suicide. 2008
  • Bourne, Edward. The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook. 2005.
FOR PARENTS
  • Beardslee, William. Out of the Darkened Room: When a Parent is Depressed: Protecting the Children and Strengthening the Family. 2002.
  • Rapee, Ronald et al. Helping your anxious child: A step by step guide. 2000
  • Riera, Michael. Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. 2004
  • Phelan, Thomas. Surviving Your Adolescents: How to Manage and Let Go of Your 13-18 year olds. 1998
  • Sachs, Brad. The Good Enough Child: How to Have an Imperfect Family and Be Totally Satisfied. 2001
  • Apter,Terri. The Confident Child: Raising Children to Believe in Themselves. 1997
  • Manassis, Katharina & Levac, Anne Marie. Helping your teenager beat depression: A problem-solving approach for families. 2004