Conclusion: Mental health and legal responses to the adolescent mental health crisis: Raising the bar on best interests and promoting family connectedness in divorcing families

We are currently facing an unprecedented increase in adolescent mental health problems resulting in alarmingly high levels of depression, anxiety, and suicidality. Significant mental health problems among youth pose unique challenges to families in the process of separation and divorce, as well as to family law professionals across all disciplines. The current adolescent mental health crisis calls for new ways of approaching our work with high conflict families to promote family connectedness and shift away from adversarial approaches that may exacerbate conflict and further destabilize families. As a conclusion to the special issue on adolescent mental health needs, the authors make multidisciplinary best practices recommendations and advocate for systems level changes in recognition of the needs of youth in crisis at this pivotal developmental stage.     

Verbal Ability and Persistent Offending: A Race-specific Test of Moffitt’s Theory

Theoretical questions linger over the applicability of the verbal ability model to African-Americans and the social control theory hypothesis that educational failure mediates the effect of verbal ability on offending patterns. Accordingly, this paper investigates whether verbal ability distinguishes between offending groups within the context of Moffitt’s developmental taxonomy. Questions are addressed with longitudinal data spanning childhood through young-adulthood from an ongoing national panel, and multinomial and hierarchical Poisson models (overdispersed). In multinomial models, low verbal ability predicts membership in a life-course-persistent-oriented group relative to an adolescent-limited-oriented group. Hierarchical models indicate that verbal ability is associated with arrest outcomes among White and African-American subjects, with effects consistently operating through educational attainment (high school dropout). The results support Moffitt’s hypothesis that verbal deficits distinguish adolescent-limited- and life-course-persistent-oriented groups within race, as well as the social control model of verbal ability.     

Characteristics of male patients admitted to an adolescent secure forensic psychiatric hospital

This paper examines the characteristics of a group of 64 young men, who were consecutively admitted to Bluebird House, an NHS mixed gender, adolescent forensic, medium secure hospital. The characteristics examined focus on the young men’s clinical presentations, as informed by the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory, and their ICD10 (WHO 1992) diagnoses. The paper also examines the males’ route into, and out of, Bluebird House, as well as their risk profiles, especially with regards to others, as informed by Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth findings and staff recorded incidents. Correlational analysis is performed to try and understand this population, with statistically significant findings highlighted. The discussion considers the trajectory for some of these young men into adult personality disorders, their presentation and prognosis compared to their female counterparts, and how their presentation contrasts with adult male forensic populations.     

青少年网络被害问题研究

犯罪预防和控制应立足于犯罪、被害和国家三元结构,被害人是犯罪预防体系的构成要素之一。青少年网络被害包括精神性被害和物质性被害,青少年易遭网络被害的原因与其年龄、生理、心理特征紧密相关,具有网络被害性、加害与被害的互动性和被害的高发性和被害类型的特定性等特征。青少年网络被害预防包括社会被害预防、群体被害预防和个体被害预防三方面。     

计算机X线成像测量青少年四肢长骨推算身高

目的 应用计算机X线成像(computed radiographv,CR)测量活体上肢骨及胫腓骨正位片上相关指标,建立适合当代中国四川地区汉族14～18岁人群运用上肢骨及胫腓骨推算身高的数学模型.方法 对194例14～18岁四川汉族健康青少年进行左侧肢体上肢骨及胫腓骨正位摄片,测量特定标志点间距离,同时准确测量其身高....     

Potential Impact of Research on Adolescent Development on Juvenile Judge Decision‐making

This paper discusses how biological and psychological literature on the developmental differences between juveniles and adults may affect juvenile judges in their “dual role” as retributive and rehabilitative decision‐makers in juvenile cases, specifically focusing on sentencing. Particularly, it discusses potential influences of this research on adolescent development regarding four factors known to be integral in juvenile judge decision‐making: legal factors, characteristics of juvenile offenders, and individual structural and social contexts in which judges’ decisions are made. To conclude, implications and recommendations stemming from this discussion are considered.     

Parents’ Perspectives on Family‐centered Care in Juvenile Justice Institutions

Family‐centered care during adolescent detention aims to increase parental participation in an attempt to optimize treatment outcomes. However, little is known about parents’ needs in family‐centered care. To fill this gap, we interviewed 19 purposefully selected parents of detained adolescents using a semi‐structured topic list. Although needs differed between parents, they were generally interested in activities that included spending time with their child. It is important for parents to receive timely information about their child's condition and treatment, detention procedures, and activities in the facility. The outcomes demonstrated that parents expected a two‐way communication based on respect and reliability.     

补肾活血化痰组方治疗青春期多囊卵巢综合征41例

目的 观察补肾活血化痰组方治疗青春期多囊卵巢综合征（polycystic ovary syndrome,PCOS）的临床疗效。方法 收集年龄为13~20岁的青春期PCOS患者41例,采用补肾活血化痰组方进行治疗,观察患者治疗前后月经周期、排卵、肥胖、多毛、黑棘皮症、痤疮等临床症状及血睾酮（testosterone, T）、胰岛素（insulin,Ins）、黄体生成激素（luteotrophic hormone, LH）、卵泡刺激素（follicle stimulating hormone, FSH）、雌二醇(estradiol,E2)的变化情况。结果 补肾活血化痰组方能明显降低患者的血T、Ins和LH水平（P<0.05,或P<0.01）,改善患者的月经失调、痤疮等临床症状（P<0.05,或P<0.01）。结论 补肾活血化痰组方治疗青春期PCOS有较好的临床疗效。     

Residual Effects of Repeated Bully Victimization Before the Age of 12 on Adolescent Functioning

Abstract

In this study, data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY 97) were used to examine early adolescent functioning as a result of being bullied. The NLSY 97 asked 4807 youths from age 12 to 14 whether they had been the victims of repeated bullying before the age of 12. In this study, 19.1% of the youths responded that they had experienced this repeated violence. It was found that the youth who have been bullied are exhibiting behaviors that are very different than their non-bullied peers. In every instance those individuals that admit to being repeatedly bullied before the age of 12 were less successful in negotiating various aspects of their life as a teenager. This underscores the need for programs that address bully prevention. Some programmatic initiatives aimed at reducing this victimized population are discussed.     

建立青少年核心价值观培育机制的思考

培育和践行社会主义核心价值观,是推进中国特色社会主义伟大事业、实现中华民族伟大复兴中国梦的战略任务。青少年是祖国的未来,民族的希望。当代青少年正处于世界观、人生观和价值观形成的关键时期,如何用社会主义核心价值观武装广大青少年头脑,教育引导青少年自觉培育和践行社会主义核心价值观,不仅关系国家和民族的前途命运,而且也是实现中华民族伟大复兴中国梦的必然要求。对青少年进行社会主义核心价值观培育,必须契合青少年的心理特点、成长规律、发展需要和接受习惯,建立一整套科学合理、运转高效的工作机制,形成政府、社会、学校、家庭、大众媒体等多方共同协作、相互联动、人人参与的良好格局。