The science of adolescent risk-taking
Subtitle: workshop report
By: Committee on the Science of Adolescence, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies
Contributors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.).
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9780309158527
Subjects: Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence; Congresses; Health behavior in adolescence
Description: "Adolescence is a time when youth make decisions, both good and bad, that have consequences for the rest of their lives. Some of these decisions put them at risk of lifelong health problems, injury, or death. The Institute of Medicine held three public workshops between 2008 and 2009 to provide a venue for researchers, health care providers, and community leaders to discuss strategies to improve adolescent health."--Summary.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-111).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Why study adolescence?; title: Adolescents and the risks that affect them; title: Biobehavioral processes; title: The psychology of adolescence; title: The influence of environment; title: Looking to the future.