Lesbian and Gay Youth: Care and Counseling
This is the first hands-on guide for providing health and mental health care to lesbian and gay youth and young adults. Although it focuses on adolescents, the information is relevant for any age group. In addition to specific guidelines for care and for approaching such sensitive topics as sexual behavior, substance abuse, and suicide, the book includes a comprehensive review of the literature and the most up-to-date information for providers, researchers, educators, and general readers...
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In addition to specific guidelines for care and for approaching such sensitive topics as sexual behavior, substance abuse, and suicide, this book also includes the first guidelines (clinical care protocols) on primary care, mental health care, HIV medical and psychosocial care for lesbian and gay youth, and HIV counseling and testing for adolescents. W. Gerald Heverly Each chapter of Lesbian and Gay Youth is richly documented. . . .Health care providers and mental health professionals who work with gay and lesbian adolescents will want to keep a copy of Lesbian and Gay Youth within arm's reach.
ForewordPrefaceIntroductionPt. 1Overview: Lesbian and Gay Adolescents - Experiences and Needs11Adolescent Health Challenges32Lesbian and Gay Adolescents - Identity Development73Experiences, Vulnerabilities, and Risks204Confidentiality and Legal Issues33Pt. 2Primary Care and Prevention375Health Concerns of Lesbian and Gay Adolescents396Transgendered Youth487Special Populations518Adolescent Mental Health Concerns559Family Interventions and Anticipatory Guidance6810Medical Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention7811Mental Health Assessment and Treatment92Pt. 3HIV/AIDS10112Overview: HIV Infection in Adolescents, Including Lesbians and Gay Males10313HIV Counseling, Testing, and Prevention11014Clinical Care127Conclusion142App. ASteering Committee: HRSA Conference on the Primary Care Needs of Lesbian and Gay Adolescents, December 5-6, 1994145App. BResources for Primary Care Needs of Lesbian and Gay Adolescents146App. CResources for Parents and Youth148App. DRecommended Reading for Providers: Primary Care Needs of Lesbian and Gay Adolescents149App. EAdolescent HIV Counseling and Testing Protocol152App. FClinical Care Protocols: HRSA Conference on the Primary Care Needs of Lesbian and Gay Adolescents162App. GAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Homosexuality and Adolescence167Index171
\ Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social ServicesEach chapter of Lesbian and Gay Youth is richly documented....Health care providers and mental health professionals who work with gay and lesbian adolescents will want to keep a copy of Lesbian and Gay Youth within arm's reach.\ — W. Gerald Heverly\ \ \ \ \ \ EdgeLesbian and Gay Youth offers a practical, hands-on,....comprehensive guide to mental and physical health care for gay youth.\ \ \ \ Lambda Book ReportRyan and Futterman provide us with a vision and the information we need to support the organizations that are desperately trying to respond to these needs and to mobilize forces to change the health care and research agendas that are killing our people through their silence and neglect.\ — Tony Silvestre\ \ \ \ \ \ Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social ServicesEach chapter of Lesbian and Gay Youth is richly documented....Health care providers and mental health professionals who work with gay and lesbian adolescents will want to keep a copy of Lesbian and Gay Youth within arm's reach.\ \ \ \ \ \ Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and BisRyan and Futterman have created a unique and lasting resource by integrating the psychological and physical treatment issues of lesbian and gay youth. This book is not only a valuable contribution to professionals' understanding, it also is appropriate for educators, administrators, advocates, and parents.\ \ \ \ \ \ Lambda Book ReportRyan and Futterman provide us with a vision and the information we need to support the organizations that are desperately trying to respond to these needs and to mobilize forces to change the health care and research agendas that are killing our people through their silence and neglect.\ \ \ \ \ \ Deb PriceA valuable resource for anyone who works with -or simply cares about -young people.\ \ \ \ \ EdgeLesbian and Gay Youth offers a practical, hands-on, . . . .comprehensive guide to mental and physical health care for gay youth.\ \ \ \ \ Tony SilvestreRyan and Futterman provide us with a vision and the information we need to support the organizations that are desperately trying to respond to these needs and to mobilize forces to change the health care and research agendas that are killing our people through their silence and neglect.\ \ \ \ \ W. Gerald HeverlyEach chapter of Lesbian and Gay Youth is richly documented. . . .Health care providers and mental health professionals who work with gay and lesbian adolescents will want to keep a copy of Lesbian and Gay Youth within arm's reach.\ \ \ \ \ Steven E. JamesRyan and Futterman have created a unique and lasting resource by integrating the psychological and physical treatment issues of lesbian and gay youth. This book is not only a valuable contribution to professionals' understanding, it also is appropriate for educators, administrators, advocates, and parents.\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalEmphasizing that "quality care for lesbian and gay youth is quality care for all youth," this comprehensive guide helps primary care providers learn the right questions to ask as well as the right answers to give.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsServes as a basic resource for primary care providers, enabling them to confidently and effectively provide appropriate quality care to lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth and their families. Provides guidelines for health care and mental health counseling of these youth, and reviews recent information and research on lesbian and gay health and mental health, identity development, and peer and family issues. Includes appendices on clinical care and HIV counseling, organizations, and recommended reading. For physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and others serving adolescents in a variety of settings, including parents and educators. Stems from a December 1994 meeting. Paper edition (11191-6), $21.00. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)\ \
