Adolescents : Substance Abuse With Dual Diagnoses
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A 12 page paper that begins with data regarding the incidence and prevalence of drug and alcohol use and abuse among adolescents. Data are provided by age and ethnicity/race and the effects of alcohol and drug dependency are reported in terms of personality and cognitive changes. Data regarding the incidence of arrests of youth dependent on drugs or alcohol are reported. The writer explains and discusses dual diagnoses, including the most common psychiatric diagnoses associated with substance abuse among adolescents. Research reporting the prevalence of dual diagnoses among adolescents with chemical dependency are reported and discussed, including a study that focused on runaways. The writer also reports and discusses the need for integrated treatment intervention plans and the lack of this practice. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PGaddrgc.rtf

Adolescents At High Risk For Suicide
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An 8 page paper. The suicide rate among adolescents is alarmingly high. This paper has three parts to it: a statement of the problem and hypothesis, a literature review, and a brief discussion of the perspective of the study. The writer provides data regarding the incidence of teen suicide, reasons that have been proposed, behaviors that signal risk, and what can be done to prevent suicide among adolescents. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PGtnsui2.rtf

Adopting Older Children
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This 5 page research paper explores the challenges and joys of adopting the older child. More challenges exist because these children have more memories to overcome. The writer explains the kinds of situations that become obstacles to the child and of which the adoptive parents need to be aware. Adopting infants is certainly easier but the writer contends there are joys as well as challenges in either case.
Filename: Adopt.wps

Adoption May Be Detrimental to the Welfare of Children
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This 4 page paper takes a look at an important study in respect to adoption. The study contends that children who have been adopted have a great deal more problems. Implications are considered and the study is critically evaluated. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA316adp.rtf

Adult Children/Leaving Home
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An 8 page research paper that examines the social phenomenon of adult children either not leaving home or moving back in with their parents. The writer offers a hypothetical research study that can be used as a guide in creating original research. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khadkids.rtf

Advanced Nursing Practice and Family Theory: Lessons From the Movie “Thirteen”
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A 3 page paper addressing the importance of family in individual health. The author discusses family theory within the background of a plot scenario from the film “Thirteen” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPnrsfmlytheory.rtf

Adverse Effects Associated With American Adults Who Experienced Corporal Punishment As Adolescents
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5 pages in length. The application of corporal punishment – infliction of physical punishment upon the body – in contemporary American schools has been virtually stamped out of existence over the past several years due to notion of human rights and what is considered to be acceptable discipline by today's standards. Present-day disciplinary methods strive to impart a sense of mental reinforcement – both positive and negative – in order for the student to learn right from wrong, leaving the physical hands-on approach of corporal punishment as nothing more than a distant memory of times when bodily harm was the only employable method. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCCorpP.rtf

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