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Last Update: July 17, 2008
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New and Noteworthy
     

July 2008
 
June 2008
 

General Reports
     

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Partnership selection and formation: a case study of developing adolescent health
community-researcher partnerships in fifteen U.S. communities.

Straub DM, Deeds BG, Willard N, et al
 
J Adolesc Health.
2007 Jun;40(6):489-98.
Abstract
 
Prevalence and victimization correlates of pathological dissociation in a community
sample of youths.
Martinez-Taboas A, Canino G, Wang MQ, Garcia P, Bravo M. 
J Trauma Stress. 2006 Aug;19(4):439-48.
Abstract
 
Health concerns of sexual minority adolescent girls.
Brown JD, Melchiono MW. 
Curr Opin Pediatr. 2006 Aug;18(4):359-64.
Abstract
 
Child maltreatment in the United States: prevalence, risk factors, and adolescent
health consequences.

Hussey JM, Chang JJ, Kotch JB.  
 
Pediatrics
. 2006 Sep;118(3):933-42.
Abstract
 
The origins of hopelessness among inner-city african-american adolescents.
Bolland JM, Lian BE, Formichella CM.

Am J Community Psychol.
2005 Dec;36(3-4):293-305.

Abstract
 
       Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Prevention and Politics: Understanding the Role of the State as an Actor in the Sex
Education Policy Debate
MM. Oster 

(2006 National STD Prevention Conference)
Abstracts

Religion/Spirituality
     

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Religious Involvement and Its Association to Risk Behaviors among Older Youth
in Foster Care.
Scott LD Jr, Munson MR, McMillen JC, Ollie MT.
Am J Community Psychol. 2006 Sep 15;
Abstract
 
The impact of adolescent spirituality on depressive symptoms and health risk behaviors.
Cotton S, Larkin E, Hoopes A, et al 
 
J Adolesc Health.
2005 Jun;36(6):529
Abstract

Religion as a resource for positive youth development: religion, social capital, and
moral outcomes.
Ebstyne King P, Furrow JL. 
Dev Psychol. 2004 Sep;40(5):703-13.
Abstract


Ethical Challenges
     

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Disclosure of HIV infection from the perspective of adolescents living with HIV/AIDS
and their parents and caregivers.

Marques HH, Silva NG, Gutierrez PL,
 
Cad Saude Publica.
2006 Mar;22(3):619-29.
Abstract
 
Concerns over confidentiality may deter adolescents from consulting their doctors.
A qualitative exploration.
Carlisle J, Shickle D, Cork M, McDonagh A.
J Med Ethics. 2006 Mar;32(3):133-7.
Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Ethical conflicts in health care for adolescents
Taquette SR, Vilhena MM, Silva MM, Vale MP. et al 

Cad Saude Publica.
2005 Nov-Dec;21(6):1717-25.
Paper
 
Complexities in HIV Consent in Adolescents.
Ho WW, Brandfield J, Retkin R, Laraque D.
Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2005 Jul-Aug;44(6):473-8.
Abstract

Third-party informed consent in research with adolescents: The good, the bad and the ugly.
Geluda K, Buarque Bisaglia J, Moreira V, et al
 
Soc Sci Med.
2005 Sep;61(5):985-8.
Abstract

Whose information is it anyway? Informing a 12-year-old patient of her terminal prognosis.
Goldie J, Schwartz L, Morrison J. 

J Med Ethics
. 2005 Jul;31(7):427-34
Abstract

Links
     

  • 4parents.gov
    The Web site — one of several new communication tools developed by
    HHS Office of
    Population Affairs
    and Administration for Children & Families to help parents talk to their
    teenage children about sexual abstinence — includes information on various health topics,
    statistics, conversation starters and interactive tools. The site also includes two printable
     guidebooks, "
    Parents, Speak Up!: A Guide for Discussing Abstinence, Sex and Relationships"
    and "
    Teen Chat: A Guide to Discussing Healthy Relationships," designed to compliment the
    information on the Web site (HHS release, 3/25).


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