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A Residents’ Program for Educating Adolescents About Mental Health Issues

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This paper describes a school-based program in which psychiatry residents educate adolescents about a variety of mental health topics. Adolescents responded positively to the program and were principally concerned about drugs, depression, suicide, and family problems. Residents also liked presenting in the schools. Participation in this program allowed residents to learn about agency consultation and secondary prevention. Possibilities for program expansion are discussed.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    John H. Coverdale M.B., Ch.B. (djunct assistant professor),  John Battaglia M.D. (clinical assistant professor at Baylor) &  Craig P. Bushong M.D. (assistant professor of psychiatry)

  2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, 5161 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas, 75235, USA

    John Battaglia M.D. (clinical assistant professor at Baylor)

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Coverdale, J.H., Battaglia, J. & Bushong, C.P. A Residents’ Program for Educating Adolescents About Mental Health Issues. Acad Psychiatry 15, 160–164 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03341940

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