Healthy Teens, Body and Soul

Andrea Marks, M.D., a specialist in adolescent medicine, directed academic programs before opening a private practice for patients ages 9 to 30. She is on the faculty of The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and also writes a monthly column, "Ask Dr. Marks," for Cosmo Girl magazine. Dr. Marks will be President of the Society for Adolescent Medicine in 2004.

Mel Levine, M.D. author of the #1 New York Times bestseller A Mind at a Time A landmark owner's manual for parents...

• ContentsIntroductionChapter 1 The Stages and Tasks of Adolescent DevelopmentWhat to Do About the FearsDefining AdolescenceThe Tasks of AdolescenceEarly Adolescence:Ages 10 to 14 -- the Middle School/Junior High YearsHealth-Partnering in Early AdolescenceMiddle Adolescence:Ages 15 to 18 -- the High School YearsHealth-Partnering in Middle AdolescenceLate Adolescence:Ages 18 to 21 -- the Years After High SchoolHealth-Partnering in Late AdolescenceHealth-Partnering Tips for Parents Chapter 2 A Doctor of Their OwnA Unique Set of Health RisksBuilding TrustTalking About ValuesA New Role for ParentsYour Teen in the Driver's SeatStay with the Pediatrician or Find a New Doctor?An Office with Teen AppealThe First VisitInformation Parents ProvideMeeting the TeenThe Doctor-Teen DialogueBringing the Full Team TogetherPrivacy and ConfidentialityFrequency and Scope of VisitsThe Adolescent CheckupThe Physical ExaminationLaboratory TestsImmunizationsAdolescents as Medical ConsumersOvercoming BarriersA Medical Consumer PreparesUrgent SymptomsAn Ongoing RelationshipHealth-Partnering Tips for Parents Chapter 3 The Basics: Nutrition, Exercise, and SleepHealth Basic #1: NutritionGrowth Spurts in Weight and HeightA Healthy Weight GainThe Nutrients Your Adolescent NeedsVitamins and Minerals: Via Nature or Supplement?Nutrition LabelsWaterVegetarian TeensBreakfast, a Brilliant IdeaHealth-Partnering for NutritionHealth Basic #2: ExerciseAn Epidemic of ObesityExercise Can Heighten the Joy of LivingAt the Computer, Hours of Sitting StillardAt School: More SittingAdvocating for Improved Physical EducationThree Forms of FitnessHealth-Partnering for ExerciseHealth Basic #3: SleepAdolescents' Sleep NeedsWhen Sleep Needs Are Not MetHealthy Sleep PatternsWhen High Schools Wake UpInsomniaSleep Disorders Associated with Excessive SleepHealth-Partnering for SleepChapter 4 Common Health Problems of Girls and BoysIllness in ContextThe One Best Way to Prevent IllnessHow and When to Wash HandsWashing Hands in SchoolWashing Hands at HomeBody Odor and Other Hygiene MattersHygiene or Style?Skin and HairAcneHow to Talk with an Adolescent About AcneHow Does Your Teen Deal with Having Acne?How Can You Help? Ask Your ChildWhat to Do About AcneHow Can Acne be Treated?Dry SkinTough Guys in WinterDermatitisContact DermatitisEczema (Atopic Dermatitis)Seborrheic DermatitisSuntans are "Skinjury"Piercing and TattoosHair LossEyesVision TestingEye AilmentsEye CareEarsOral HealthDental CariesBad Breath (Halitosis)Gum DiseaseBracesBraces Pay Off, But You Might Have to PaySpecial Care Protects BracesWhen Braces Come OffThe Basics of Oral CareHelping Your Adolescent Stay MotivatedRespiratory ProblemsColdsSinusitis and Otitis MediaBronchitisPneumoniaFluMeningitisInfectious MononucleosisGut FeelingsConstipationDiarrheaPersistent Symptoms and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)Promoting Healthy DigestionEnuresis and EncopresisBed-wetting (Enuresis)EncopresisScoliosisDiagnosing ScoliosisTreatmentBack PainHeadaches, Dizziness, FatigueTension HeadachesMigraine HeadachesDizzinessFatigueChronic Fatigue SyndromeHealth-Partnering Tips for Parents Chapter 5 Health Issues for Your DaughterThe Puberty Experience for GirlsTanner Stages for Girls, and Related ChangesLearning About the Female BodyWhy Your Daughter Needs to Learn How Her Body WorksShe Can See for HerselfExternal GenitaliaInternal OrgansAnatomical Differences Between Adolescent Girls and WomenThe Menstrual Cycle: Preparation, Release, RenewalPreparationReleaseRenewalSome Things About Menstruation Your Daughter Should KnowPad or Tampon?Toxic Shock Syndrome and Safe Tampon UseMenstrual Concerns and DisordersCranky and Crampy: Premenstrual SyndromeCramps and Dysmenorrhea (Painful Menstruation)Primary DysmenorrheaTreatment of Menstrual PainSecondary DysmenorrheaAmenorrheaPrimary AmenorrheaSecondary AmenorrheaThe Female Athlete TriadShe'll Feel It in Her BonesTrapped in the TriadDysfunctional Uterine BleedingVaginal Hygiene and HealthVaginal Discharge: Signs of Puberty and OvulationVulvovaginitisBacterial VaginitisYeast InfectionGardnerella VaginalisTrichomoniasisUrinary Tract (Bladder and Kidney) InfectionsCommon Infections -- Especially Among WomenWhy Urinary Tract Infections OccurSeek Help PromptlyHow to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections or RecurrenceBreast Concerns and DisordersBreast Self-ExamVisual InspectionPalpating (Feeling) the BreastsHer First Gynecologic ExamBody Image: Help Your Daughter Accept HerselfHealth-Partnering Tips for Parents Chapter 6 Health Issues for Your SonWhen Does Puberty Begin?Tanner Stages for Boys, and Related ChangesHow the Male Body WorksThe Male GenitaliaWhy the Scrotum Contracts and RelaxesTwo Perils of Tight JeansExplaining ErectionsWet DreamsThe Myth of "Blue Balls"Retrograde EjaculationHematospermiaThe Role of Preseminal FluidTesticular Cancer and the Importance of Self-ExamsTesticular Self-ExamScrotal DisordersTesticular TorsionWarning Signs of Testicular TorsionEpididymitisWarning Signs of EpididymitisOrchitisVaricoceleInguinal HerniaHydroceleSpermatoceleTraumaWhen to See a Doctor After Testicular TraumaCryptorchidismTesticular ImplantUnderdeveloped TesticlesPenile Hygiene and Disease PreventionCleaning Under the ForeskinPhimosis and ParaphimosisBalanitisSymptoms of BalanitisTinea Cruris ("Jock Itch")Penile DisordersPink Pearly PapulesHypospadias and EpispadiasPriapismImpotenceUrethritisSymptoms of UrethritisGynecomastiaHealth-Partnering Tips for Parents Chapter 7 Coping with Chronic Health ProblemsChronic Health Problems DifferHealth Coping SkillsAdolescent Task #1: To Gain IndependenceLevels of Help from a Medical Support TeamSupport Groups and MentorsBaby Steps Add UpThe Urge to Rebel0 Independence of MindAdolescent Task #2: To Clarify Sexual IdentityAn Unseen DiseaseThe Naked TruthVisibly DifferentMature Body, Childlike MindAdolescent Task #3: To Explore Societal Role and Self-ImageJust Another Set of HabitsAccommodations and AlternativesTranslating Disability into PassionIn the Shadows: Depression and Unsafe BehaviorsDepressionSubstance AbuseRisk-Taking Sexual BehaviorPoor Compliance with Health CareFamily StressExploring the Possible"UnpredictAbility" Health-Partnering Tips for ParentsArthritisAsthmaCancerDiabetes MellitusEpilepsy (Seizure Disorders)Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Chapter 8 Risks and Realities of Teen SexualityA Sexualized CultureThe Importance of Parents' VoicesSexuality: An Integral Part of LifeAdolescents' Sexuality IssuesGender IdentityA Parent's PerspectiveSexuality and Decision MakingA Parent's PerspectiveForming Healthy RelationshipsTimingStaying BusyLiving a Well-Rounded LifeMasturbationA Parent's PerspectiveSexual Limit SettingA Parent's PerspectiveSexual OrientationA Parent's PerspectiveSexually Transmitted DiseasesA Parent's PerspectiveSTD SymptomsSome Sexually Transmitted Diseases Your Teen Must Know AboutCondomsCorrect Condom UseWords That Keep You SaferContraceptionA Parent's PerspectiveThe Most Common Contraceptive Choices for AdolescentsThe Morning-After Pill/Emergency ContraceptionIf Pregnancy OccursHealth-Partnering Tips for Parents Chapter 9 No Teen Is Immune: Substance Use and AbuseWhy Adolescents UseTalking with Teens About AbstainingConnected Adolescents Abstain or WaitNot Everyone Is UsingAbstinence versus "Harm Reduction"TobaccoCigarettes as Social AccessoryEffects of Smoking, Now and LaterBidis, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco Are Risky, TooQuitting the Tobacco HabitHow Parents Can HelpTobacco as a Gateway DrugAlcoholAlcohol and HealthLegal and Lethal: Drinking and DrivingYou Don't Have to StumbleHelp for the Adolescent Problem DrinkerIllicit DrugsMarijuanaHelp for the Adolescent Marijuana SmokerInhalantsHelp for the Adolescent Inhalant UserStimulantsAmphetaminesCocaineHelp for the Adolescent User of StimulantsHallucinogens and Club DrugsEcstasyRohypnolGHBKetamineLSDHelp for the Adolescent User of HallucinogensOpiatesHelp for the Adolescent User of OpiatesAnabolic-Androgenic SteroidsHelp for the Adolescent User of SteroidsSigns of Drug and Alcohol UseHealth-Partnering Tips for Parents Chapter 10 Panic at the Mirror: Teens and Eating DisordersEating Disorders and the Hazards of ThinnessThe Runaway BodyRich Fashion Models, Poor Role ModelsThe Lost Aesthetic of Body DiversityFamily and Peer PressuresPeers and Community Play a RoleAnorexia NervosaAnorexia Nervosa: Both Defining and Threatening LifeDiagnosing Anorexia NervosaHealth Risks of Anorexia NervosaLaboratory TestsTreatment of Anorexia NervosaThrough Treatment, a New DirectionBulimia NervosaHidden RitualsDiagnosing Bulimia NervosaHealth RisksTreatmentBinge-Eating DisorderEating Disorders "Not Otherwise Specified"Overeating to ObesityObesity as a Social HardshipIs It "Baby Fat" or Obesity?Diets Are a DetourReveal Remedies by Identifying the CausesA Weight-Loss CoachReshaping HabitsA Parent's WordsSetting Realistic GoalsHealth-Partnering Tips for Parents Chapter 11 Your Teen's Mental HealthThe First Step: Seeing Mental Health in ContextCommon Family StressesIllness or Death of a Family MemberParents' Unemployment or Financial ProblemsAbusive or Substance-Abusing ParentsParental Conflict, Separation, or DivorceCommon School StressesOverwhelming Academic DemandsProblems with PeersSchool PhobiaCommon Stresses with PeersLonelinessPeer PressureTeasing and BullyingHeartacheDating AbuseTherapies and TherapistsWhen Adolescents Resist TherapyLearning Disabilities and Attentional DisordersLearning DisabilitiesAttention Deficit DisorderAdvocating for Your Child at SchoolMental Illness in AdolescentsMood DisordersDepressionBipolar DisorderSuicideSelf-InjuryOppositional Defiant DisorderAnxiety DisordersGeneralized Anxiety DisorderPanic Attacks and Panic DisorderPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)SchizophreniaSeeking HelpHealth-Partnering Tips for Parents Chapter 12 Preventing Accidents and InjuriesAn Urgent Need for PreventionConveying the Safety MessageEvading EmergenciesSix E's for Effective Communication with Your TeenPreventing Sports InjuriesFirst Step: Get Your Doctor's Go-AheadrCheck Out the Game, Gear, and ClothesWarm Up and Cool DownStay CoolAvoid Steroids and Other Performance-Enhancing DrugsSafety on the JobDriving SafetyHell on WheelsLearning to DriveAuto AttitudeSteps for Keeping Your Young Driver SafeHow to Be a Healthy DriverCar Care and Emergency PreparednessFamily Driving RulesViolence and Adolescent LifeSeeds of ViolenceProtecting TeensCoping with InjuryHealth-Partnering Tips for ParentsConclusionNotesBibliographyBooks for Teens (and Their Parents)ResourcesHot Lines and Related WebsitesIndex