Neinstein’s Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care

Description

Selected as a Doody’s Core Title for 2021!

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.

Key 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.

Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:

• Complete content with enhanced navigation
• Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web
• Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation
• Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text
• Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues
• Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Table of Contents

1. PART I: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT HEALTH CARE
   1. Health of the World’s Adolescent and Young Adults
   2. Normal Physical Growth and Development
   3. Psychosocial Development
2. PART II: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
   1. Office Visit, Interview Techniques, and Recommendations to Parents
   2. Preventive Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults
   3. Nutrition
   4. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Adolescents
   5. Chronic Illness
   6. Understanding Legal Aspects of Care
   7. Technology and Social Media
3. PART III: ENDOCRINE PROBLEMS
   1. Abnormal Growth and Development
   2. Thyroid Disease in Adolescents
   3. Diabetes Mellitus
4. PART IV: CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS
   1. Cardiac Risk Factors and Hyperlipidemia
   2. Syncope
   3. Heart murmurs and other cardiac conditions
   4. Systemic Hypertension
5. PART V: MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS AND SPORTS MEDICINE
   1. Common Musculoskeletal Problems (including Back Pain)
   2. Guidelines for Physical Activity and Sports Participation
6. PART VI: SKIN DISORDERS
   1. Acne
   2. Miscellaneous skin conditions
7. PART VII: NEUROLOGICAL AND SLEEP DISORDERS
   1. Epilepsy
   2. Headaches
   3. Sleep Disorders
   4. Concussion
8. PART VIII: GENITOURINARY DISORDERS
   1. Renal and Genitourinary Tract Disorders
   2. Enuresis
   3. Asymptomatic Proteinuria and Hematuria
9. PART IX: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
   1. Mononucleosis and other Infectious Respiratory Illnesses
   2. Hepatitis
   3. . Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections and Acquired Immunodeficiency
   4. Syndrome
10. PART X: CONDITIONS AFFECTING NUTRITION AND WEIGHT
    1. Obesity
    2. Feeding and Eating Disorders
11. PART XI: FUNCTIONAL AND OTHER UNEXPLAINED MEDICAL CONDITIONS
    1. Unexplained Medical Illnesses Disorders (including fibromyalgia and RSDP)
    2. Fatigue and the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    3. Chronic Abdominal Pain
12. PART XII: SEXUALITY AND CONTRACEPTION
    1. Adolescent Sexuality
    2. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Youth and Young Adults
    3. Transgender Youth and Young Adults
    4. Adolescent and Young Adult Pregnancy and Parenting
    5. Contraception
    6. Barrier Contraceptives and Spermicides
    7. Oral and Injectable Contraceptive Methods
    8. Intrauterine Devices and Long-acting Reversible Contraception
13. PART XIII: OTHER REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM AND BREAST DISORDERS
    1. Gynecological Examination
    2. Normal Menstrual Physiology
    3. Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Syndrome
    4. Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
    5. Amenorrhea, Hirsutism and the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
    6. Pap Smears and Abnormal Cervical Cytology
    7. Vaginitis and Vaginosis
    8. Pelvic Masses
    9. Ectopic Pregnancy
    10. Men’s Health
    11. Breast disorders and gynecomasia
14. PART XIV: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
    1. Overview of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    2. Gonorrhea and C trachomatis
    3. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
    4. Syphilis
    5. Herpes Genitalis
    6. Human Papillomavirus Infection and Anogenital Warts
    7. Other Sexually Infections Including Genital Ulcers, Pediculosis, Scabies, and Molluscum
15. PART XV: SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE
    1. Substance Use and Abuse
    2. Alcohol
    3. Tobacco
    4. Marijuana
    5. Psychoactive Substances of Abuse
    6. Approaches to Treatment
16. Part XVI: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND YOUTH VIOLENCE Mental Health
    1. Depression and Anxiety Disorders
    2. Suicide
17. Part XVII: BEHAVIROAL HEALTH AND YOUTH VIOLENCE OR MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIOR AND YOUTH VIOLENCE OR MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR
    1. School Problems and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    2. Prevention and Treatment of Violence in Youth
    3. Sexual Assault and Victimization
18. Part XVIII: SPECIAL POPULATIONS
    1. Introduction
    2. Health
    3. Youth and Young Adults in the Military
    4. Homeless Youth and Young Adults
    5. Youth in Foster Care
    6. Juvenile Detention and Incarcerated Youth and Young Adults
    7. Immigrant Youth and Young Adults
    8. Native American Youth and Young Adults

Editors Biography

Lawrence S. Neinstein MD, FACP
Executive Director, USC University Park Health Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Debra K Katzman MD, FRCP (C)

Todd Callahan MD, MPH

Catherine M. Gordon MD, MSc

Alain Joffe MD, MPH, FAAP

Vaughn Rickert PsyD, HSPP