2. Ecstasy and the serotonin syndrome

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Author index xiii
4. Introduction
5. Education of health professionals about adolescent psychiatry 3
6. Section I: Neurobiological aspects
7. 1. Adolescents with psychiatric disorders: brain structural and functional changes 7
8. 2. Ecstasy and the serotonin syndrome 25
9. 3. Testosterone levels and suicidal behavior 35
10. 4. Buprenorphine in the treatment of non-suicidal self-injury 45
11. Section II: Depression
12. 5. Antidepressants for major depressive disorder in children and adolescents 59
13. 6. Suicide prevention in depressed adolescents 69
14. Section III: Violence and abuse
15. 7. Child sexual abuse and suicide in adolescents and adults 85
16. 8. Improving future physicians’ responses to adolescent maltreatment 93
17. 9. Bullying, psychiatric pathology and suicidal behavior 107
18. 10. Dating violence and suicidal behavior in adolescents 115
19. Section IV: Post-traumatic stress disorder
20. 11. Post-traumatic stress disorder, medical illness and suicidal behavior 125
21. 12. Prevention of suicidal behavior in adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder 131
22. Section V: Substance abuse
23. 13. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and dual disorders: educational needs for an underdiagnosed condition 151
24. 14. Cannabis and youth seeking treatment for primary mood or anxiety concerns 173
25. Section VI: Veterans’ issues
26. 15. Military sexual trauma as a determinant in the development of mental and physical illness in male and female veterans 185
27. 16. Educating medical professionals about suicide prevention among military veterans 195
28. Section VII: Public health, cultural, and legal issues
29. 17. Does the physician density affect suicide rates among adolescents and young adults? 205
30. 18. Suicidal behavior in Indian adolescents 217
31. 19. American juvenile justice system: history in the making 227
32. Section VIII: Acknowlegements
33. 20. About the editors 235
34. 21. About Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the James J. Peters Veterans ’ Administration Medical Center, New York City, United States 237
35. 22. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel 239
36. Index 243