The American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP) is a professional organization comprised of psychiatrists who have demonstrated an active interest in working with adolescents. Members are involved in helping adolescents in nearly every conceivable setting - hospitals, clinics, private practice, schools, detention facilities - and who are involved in therapy, research, education and consultation.

ASAP

1. provides a forum for scientific exchange of psychiatric knowledge about adolescents,
2. serves as a source of informed psychiatric opinion on adolescents,
3. enhances and improves the knowledge and skills of physicians and other health care professionals caring for adolescents in order to assure optimal health care delivery,
4. encourages and supports research on the psychopathology and treatment of adolescents, and
5. improves the ability of psychiatrists and other physicians to recognize, diagnose, and treat psychiatric problems in adolescents.

The "Teen Troubles" series is provided as a public service by the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry. If you have found "Teen Troubles" helpful and wish to support and further such public education, please consider a donation to ASAP. Your contribution will help cover the costs associated with this. Your check should be made payable to ASAP, 4330 East West Highway, Suite 1117, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814. These contributions are tax-deductible. ASAP can also be reached by e-mail at adolpsych@aol.com.

Issues Currently Available from Teen Troubles:

• Depressed Adolescents
• Teen Suicide
• Risk Behaviors