Psychobiological models of adolescent risk: Implications for prevention and intervention
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Psychobiological models of adolescent risk: implications for prevention and intervention.
The papers in this special section address the phenomena of observed increases in risky behavior during the adolescent period of development. Authors provide well-documented evidence that adolescents are at greater risk for a range of psychological and behavioral problems during this period than at any other time in development. The papers share a developmental and psychobiological perspective ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Developmental Psychobiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0012-1630,1098-2302
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20458