Neinstein’s Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care
A Practical Guide
Catherine M Gordon editor Lawrence S Neinstein editor Debra K Katzman editor Todd Callahan editor Alain Joffe editor Vaughn Rickert editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Published:12th Mar '16
Should be back in stock very soon
Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022!
BMA Medical Book Awards 2017?: BMA Medical Book of the Year 2017? and Paediatrics – First Prize
The British Medical Association honored Neinstein’s Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care: A Practical Guide, 6th Edition with these prestigious awards.
Highly regarded as the go-to-resource of adolescent medicine for more than 30 years, Neinstein’s Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care remains the #1 choice for those involved in the care of adolescents and young adults. The 6th Edition continues to deliver practical, authoritative guidance on everything from normal development to legal issues, psychosocial care, and special populations. Extensive updates include the addition of young adult health care; a new color design; numerous new chapters; more algorithms, photos, and bulleted text; and fresh perspectives from a new senior editor and two new associate editors.
This renowned title is ideal for daily practice or board preparation, and is recommended by the American College of Physicians for their internal medicine library. The 6th Edition is a highly useful resource for pediatricians, family practitioners, gynecologists, internists, house staff, nurse practitioners, PAs, residents, medical students, and fellows, as well as school-based clinics, college health centers, juvenile detention centers, pediatric ERs, and other facilities that serve adolescents and young adults.
Features:
- One of the first texts to incorporate young adults into the scope of adolescent health care.
- New full-color design and more clinical photos provide visual appeal and clarity.
- New chapters cover U.S. and world data on the health of adolescents and young adults, potential effects of technology use on youth, and the growing issues regarding transgender adolescents and young adults.
- New section explores special populations such as foster placement; young adults in the military; homeless, incarcerated, and immigrant youth and young adults; Native American youth, and more.
- More algorithms and bulleted lists make the text more readable and useful as a quick reference.
- Evidence based throughout, with numerous references provided for further research.
- Key topics include psychological issues, ways to develop rapport with teenagers, interviewing, sports medicine, LARC, HPV, substance abuse, and college health.
- Hundreds of useful websites on nearly every topic, where professionals, teenagers, and parents can find up-to-the-minute information.
BMA Medical Book Awards 2017?: BMA Medical Book of the Year 2017? and Paediatrics – First Prize
The British Medical Association honored Neinstein’s Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care: A Practical Guide, 6th Edition with these prestigious awards.
"...brings together all specialty information in a holistic way to look at the whole person."
Dr Anthea Mowat
Chair of the BMA representative body
The 6th Edition continues to deliver practical, authoritative guidance on everything from normal development to legal issues, psychosocial care, and special populations. Extensive updates include the addition of young adult healthcare; a new colour design; numerous new chapters; more algorithms, photos, and bulleted text; and fresh perspectives from a new senior editor and two new associate editors.
Chair of BMA representative body, Dr Anthea Mowat, has commented that: ‘it is easy to read, yet has extensive information, interesting illustrations, and brings together all specialty information in a holistic way to look at the whole person.’
"The book is designed to be a practical, yet detailed resource for caretakers of adolescents and young adults. The editors and many expert contributors have accomplished these goals and objectives in exemplary fashion."
"...this book is easy to access and review for clinically relevant information."
"The editors and contributors represent an excellent cross-section of adolescent and young adult caretakers, and they have done an excellent job of presenting the most up-to-date information."
"This is a comprehensive resource on the clinical, psychosocial, and psychiatric issues that practitioners encounter in the care of adolescents and, in this edition, young adults."
"I find the online version easy to use and negotiate."
"This is an excellent, well-organized, and practical resource for all caretakers of adolescents and young adults. The editors and contributors have done an excellent job of updating and adding new data and clinical information, as well as new sections including the assessment and management of young adults. I highly recommend this sixth edition."
Doody's Star Rating ®: 4 stars Score: 94
Doody's Core Title : 2.73 (Health Sciences - Pediatrics)
-Doodys Publishers' Club, Friday, November 13, 2015
ISBN: 9781451190083
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1769g
858 pages
6th edition