The Adolescent Alone: Decision Making in Health Care in the United States

by Carol Levine

Book Overview

A growing number of adolescents do not have a supportive and trusting relationship with an adult in a birth, foster, adoptive, or chosen family. Through a variety of circumstances, they are literally or functionally 'alone'. Yet like all adolescents they need routine and sometimes specialized health care. This book is a collection of essays, case studies, and guidelines that describe the demography, philosophical, medical, legal, and developmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521658918
• ISBN13: 9780521658911
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"