Why don't smart teens have sex? A behavioral genetic approach.

Training of behavioral activation therapy tailored to teens and its effect on depression in adolescents

Introduction: teenagers, the main stratum of society and vulnerable communities build the future; therefore, psychologists and educators have long studied the factors affecting their mental health. One of the major factors in adolescents is depression. Methods: This study is a pilot study using a control group. The study population consisted of all high school (2th cycle) girls secondary schoo...

Why Don't More Public Schools Teach Sex Education? A Constitutional Explanation and Critique

The impact of over-the-counter availability of "Plan B" on teens' contraceptive decision making.

In ruling on the over-the-counter status (OTC) of the emergency contraceptive, "Plan B", the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) questioned whether younger adolescent females could adequately self-select and self-medicate. That determination requires a judgment of fact, regarding how increased emergency contraceptive availability would affect adolescents' behavior, and a judgment of values, r...

Falling teen pregnancy, birthrates: what's behind the declines?

About half of the almost 1 million US teenagers who become pregnant each year carry their pregnancies to term and give birth. However, after years of steady increases, teen birthrates in the US are lower and pregnancy rates have fallen to their lowest level in 20 years. Teenage sexual activity is also declining. Over the period 1991-96, the birthrate in the US among teens declined from the 2...

Special Issue: Adolescent Pregnancy: Past, Present and Future Trends and Issues

The dramatic overall decrease in rates of pregnancies and births to American teenagers over the last few decades should be counted among contemporary success stories in systematic efforts to reduce bio-psychosocial risks to youth. Since the modern peak in 1991, fertility among all major racial and ethnic groups of teens has, with a few brief reversals, steadily and sharply declined: births by a...