The Challenge of Adolescent Health [Hardcover]

Brenda W. Donnelly (Author), Brenda W. Doyle (Author), Una M. Cadegan (Author), Teresa L. Thompson (Author), Patricia Voydanoff (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0761805605 | ISBN-13: 978-0761805601 | Publication Date: December 30, 1996

This book provides a multi-disciplinary examination of the complex social issues surrounding adolescent health and health care delivery. It draws specifically on the resources of Catholic social teaching, presents an overview of the medical problems common among young people, and explores the social and familial contexts in which these problems arise. It provides a framework within which to view the conditions limiting the health and well-being of adolescents and to understand the resultant deterioration of the physical and mental health of adolescents in this country. The insights gained from Catholic moral teaching are included with those of social science and medicine in order to formulate specific recommendations for creative and effective delivery of health care to adolescents.

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About the Author

Brenda W. Donnelly is Research Associate at the Center for the Study of Family Development, Dennis M. Doyle is Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Una M. Cadegan is Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Teresa L. Thompson is Professor in the Department of Communication, Patricia Voydanoff is Senior Research Associate and Joan McGuinness Wagner is Program Coordinator at the Center for the Study of Family Development, all at the University of Dayton in Ohio.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 242 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (December 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761805605
• ISBN-13: 978-0761805601
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,876,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)