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1. Selected Papers from the 9th Greek Conference of Biochemistry and Physiology of Exercise.

Author

Mougios, Vassilis and Mougios, Vassilis

Subjects
Humanities, Social interaction, QoL, adolescence, aerobic fitness, aerobic performance, arm stroke length, arm stroke rate, biomechanical parameters, breast cancer, cardiovascular health, chemotherapy, child, continuous swimming, diabetes, endurance, exercise, fascicle length, female, fitness, gymnastics, haemoglobin, hamstrings, intermittent exercise, intermittent swimming, lactate threshold, maturation, maximal oxygen consumption, muscle thickness, musculotendinous junction, nutrition, oxygen fractional utilization, physical activity, physiological responses, plyometric training, post-activation performance enhancement, preadolescence, prepubertal children, quality of life, range of motion, rate of perceived exertion, resistance training, running, running economy, sprint, straight leg raise, strength training, stretching exercises, swimming training, team sports, treatment, ultrasound, validity, warm-up, youth
Abstract

Summary: This book contains selected papers from the 9th annual conference of the Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Physiology of Exercise (2019). Exercise biochemistry and exercise physiology are two closely related sport sciences that examine how muscle activity alters the way our bodies (and those of other animals) function at the levels of molecules, cells, organs, and whole body. Included in the book is original research on biochemical and physiological adaptations of children, adolescents, and adults to exercise training; on the use of biochemical and physiological tests to assess sport performance; and on how exercise can fight disease.

2. Gender and Social Media in the Entrepreneurship: A Structured Literature Review

Author

Paoloni, Niccolò, Ricci, Federica, Galeotti, Rubina Michela, Marasca, Stefano, Series Editor, Fellegara, Anna Maria, Series Editor, Mussari, Riccardo, Series Editor, Adamo, Stefano, Editorial Board Member, Bartocci, Luca, Editorial Board Member, Caldarelli, Adele, Editorial Board Member, Campedelli, Bettina, Editorial Board Member, Castellano, Nicola, Editorial Board Member, Cepiku, Denita, Editorial Board Member, Cinquini, Lino, Editorial Board Member, Chiucchi, Maria Serena, Editorial Board Member, Dell'Atti, Vittorio, Editorial Board Member, De Luca, Francesco, Editorial Board Member, Fiorentino, Raffaele, Editorial Board Member, Giunta, Francesco, Editorial Board Member, Incollingo, Alberto, Editorial Board Member, Liberatore, Giovanni, Editorial Board Member, Lionzo, Andrea, Editorial Board Member, Lombardi, Rosa, Editorial Board Member, Maggi, Davide, Editorial Board Member, Mancini, Daniela, Editorial Board Member, Rossi, Francesca Manes, Editorial Board Member, Marchi, Luciano, Editorial Board Member, Mattei, Marco Maria, Editorial Board Member, Paolini, Antonella, Editorial Board Member, Paoloni, Mauro, Editorial Board Member, Paoloni, Paola, Editorial Board Member, Ruisi, Marcantonio, Editorial Board Member, Teodori, Claudio, Editorial Board Member, Terzani, Simone, Editorial Board Member, and Veltri, Stefania, Editorial Board Member

Published
2023
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3. Idealisation of Female Characters in Silas Marner

Author

Liu, Zile, Striełkowski, Wadim, Editor-in-Chief, Black, Jessica M., Series Editor, Butterfield, Stephen A., Series Editor, Chang, Chi-Cheng, Series Editor, Cheng, Jiuqing, Series Editor, Dumanig, Francisco Perlas, Series Editor, Al-Mabuk, Radhi, Series Editor, Scheper-Hughes, Nancy, Series Editor, Urban, Mathias, Series Editor, Webb, Stephen, Series Editor, Chen, Youbin, editor, Anthony, Marcus T., editor, and Ke, Yan, editor

Published
2023
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4. Migration, Resilience, Vulnerability and Migrants' Health.

Author

Mwanri, Lillian, Fauk, Nelsensius Klau, Gesesew, Hailay, Mude, William, and Mwanri, Lillian

Subjects
Development studies, Humanities, Social interaction, 1.5 generation migrants, African diaspora, African migrant and refugee youths, African migrants, African youths, Australia, Baidu Index, CALD, COVID-19, Chile, China, Lebanon, North Korean refugee youths (NKRYs), South Australia, Spain, Syria, Thailand, Westerners, access to health, access to health care, acculturation, adaptation, aftercare support, air quality, alcohol and other drugs, asylum seeker, asylum seekers, barriers, belonging, body mass index, bordering, child welfare, communication, contraception, cross-cultural, cross-sectional survey, depression, depressive symptoms, disability, disaster health, discrimination, elderly, emergency department, emigration and immigration, emotional regulation strategy, ethnicity, expatriates, expert knowledge, expressive suppression, family separation, female, forced migration, fuzzy-logic cognitive mapping, general practice, health, health behaviors, health disparities, health promotion, health protection, health risk, health-seeking behavior, healthcare access, healthcare services, humanitarian emergencies, hypertension, identity discourse, immigration, income, integration, integration process, internal migration experience, leaving care, life satisfaction, mental burden, mental health, mental health problems, mental health service, mentoring, middle-aged, migrant health, migrant workers, migrant youth, migrants, migration, migrations, mixed methods, n/a, needs assessment, non-clinical population, non-communicable diseases, non-urgent complaints, northeast, patient engagement, patient-centered care, politics of belonging, population migration, post-migration risk factors, post-migratory stressors, primary healthcare, protective shelter, psychosocial health care, psychosocial support, public health, qualitative analyses, qualitative method, qualitative research, race, racism, refugee, refugee health, refugees, religiosity, resettlement challenges, resilience, search query, self-efficacy, settlement intention, sexual and reproductive health, social changes, social work, south-south migration, special migrants' populations, superdiversity, survey research, system models, time pressure, transition to adulthood, unaccompanied, unaccompanied migrant young people, unaccompanied minor refugees, urban agglomeration, urban refugees, urban setting, vulnerability, well-being, women, work, young women, youth
Abstract

Summary: In recent times, particularly during the 21st century, there have been significant increases and changes in international migration and resettlement patterns due to factors such as people's ability to travel, ease of communication and technology, and civil unrest and conflicts. Global populations have increased and integrated across settings, challenging the differentiation between types of migrants, such as refugees (those migrating because of factors such as civil unrest, wars, persecution, or other vulnerability) and economic migrants. This mixture of migration and resettlement patterns will continue for generations due to these diverse, multicultural, and complex communities and we will need more research to provide evidence to inform nations and global responses to any emergences. This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health focused on the migration, resilience, and vulnerability and general migrants' health accepted original research papers, case reports, reviews, and conference papers. Articles dealing with new approaches to address issues, including migration (opportunities, challenges, and vulnerability), migrants' health, settlement, and migrant health-care service access and specific migrants' subgroups were also accepted. Other manuscript types including methodological papers, position papers, policy briefs and reports, and commentaries were sought. We accepted manuscripts from different disciplines, including public health, social and behavioural sciences, anthropology, epidemiology, psychology, and demography. This reprint compiles 30 publications.

5. Female Gender Construction Under the Effect of Consumerist Culture

Author

Wei, Qingyue, Striełkowski, Wadim, Editor-in-Chief, Black, Jessica M., Series Editor, Butterfield, Stephen A., Series Editor, Chang, Chi-Cheng, Series Editor, Cheng, Jiuqing, Series Editor, Dumanig, Francisco Perlas, Series Editor, Al-Mabuk, Radhi, Series Editor, Scheper-Hughes, Nancy, Series Editor, Urban, Mathias, Series Editor, Webb, Stephen, Series Editor, Zhan, Zehui, editor, Liu, Jian, editor, Elshenawi, Dina M., editor, and Duester, Emma, editor

Published
2024
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6. Women Managers in Business Strategies in Times of Crisis: A Case Study

Author

Bianchi, Maria Teresa, Rusciani, Francesco Antonio, Marasca, Stefano, Series Editor, Fellegara, Anna Maria, Series Editor, Mussari, Riccardo, Series Editor, Adamo, Stefano, Editorial Board Member, Bartocci, Luca, Editorial Board Member, Caldarelli, Adele, Editorial Board Member, Campedelli, Bettina, Editorial Board Member, Castellano, Nicola, Editorial Board Member, Cepiku, Denita, Editorial Board Member, Cinquini, Lino, Editorial Board Member, Chiucchi, Maria Serena, Editorial Board Member, Dell'Atti, Vittorio, Editorial Board Member, De Luca, Francesco, Editorial Board Member, Fiorentino, Raffaele, Editorial Board Member, Giunta, Francesco, Editorial Board Member, Incollingo, Alberto, Editorial Board Member, Liberatore, Giovanni, Editorial Board Member, Lionzo, Andrea, Editorial Board Member, Lombardi, Rosa, Editorial Board Member, Maggi, Davide, Editorial Board Member, Mancini, Daniela, Editorial Board Member, Rossi, Francesca Manes, Editorial Board Member, Marchi, Luciano, Editorial Board Member, Mattei, Marco Maria, Editorial Board Member, Paolini, Antonella, Editorial Board Member, Paoloni, Mauro, Editorial Board Member, Paoloni, Paola, Editorial Board Member, Ruisi, Marcantonio, Editorial Board Member, Teodori, Claudio, Editorial Board Member, Terzani, Simone, Editorial Board Member, and Veltri, Stefania, Editorial Board Member

Published
2024
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7. Growth Strategies for Female Startups: A Review of the Literature

Author

Modaffari, Giuseppe, Sevilla Guzman, Alejandra P., Marasca, Stefano, Series Editor, Fellegara, Anna Maria, Series Editor, Mussari, Riccardo, Series Editor, Adamo, Stefano, Editorial Board Member, Bartocci, Luca, Editorial Board Member, Caldarelli, Adele, Editorial Board Member, Campedelli, Bettina, Editorial Board Member, Castellano, Nicola, Editorial Board Member, Cepiku, Denita, Editorial Board Member, Cinquini, Lino, Editorial Board Member, Chiucchi, Maria Serena, Editorial Board Member, Dell'Atti, Vittorio, Editorial Board Member, De Luca, Francesco, Editorial Board Member, Fiorentino, Raffaele, Editorial Board Member, Giunta, Francesco, Editorial Board Member, Incollingo, Alberto, Editorial Board Member, Liberatore, Giovanni, Editorial Board Member, Lionzo, Andrea, Editorial Board Member, Lombardi, Rosa, Editorial Board Member, Maggi, Davide, Editorial Board Member, Mancini, Daniela, Editorial Board Member, Rossi, Francesca Manes, Editorial Board Member, Marchi, Luciano, Editorial Board Member, Mattei, Marco Maria, Editorial Board Member, Paolini, Antonella, Editorial Board Member, Paoloni, Mauro, Editorial Board Member, Paoloni, Paola, Editorial Board Member, Ruisi, Marcantonio, Editorial Board Member, Teodori, Claudio, Editorial Board Member, Terzani, Simone, Editorial Board Member, and Veltri, Stefania, Editorial Board Member

Published
2024
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8. Female Succession in Family Businesses: Elements of Success

Author

Procacci, Veronica, Marasca, Stefano, Series Editor, Fellegara, Anna Maria, Series Editor, Mussari, Riccardo, Series Editor, Adamo, Stefano, Editorial Board Member, Bartocci, Luca, Editorial Board Member, Caldarelli, Adele, Editorial Board Member, Campedelli, Bettina, Editorial Board Member, Castellano, Nicola, Editorial Board Member, Cepiku, Denita, Editorial Board Member, Cinquini, Lino, Editorial Board Member, Chiucchi, Maria Serena, Editorial Board Member, Dell'Atti, Vittorio, Editorial Board Member, De Luca, Francesco, Editorial Board Member, Fiorentino, Raffaele, Editorial Board Member, Giunta, Francesco, Editorial Board Member, Incollingo, Alberto, Editorial Board Member, Liberatore, Giovanni, Editorial Board Member, Lionzo, Andrea, Editorial Board Member, Lombardi, Rosa, Editorial Board Member, Maggi, Davide, Editorial Board Member, Mancini, Daniela, Editorial Board Member, Rossi, Francesca Manes, Editorial Board Member, Marchi, Luciano, Editorial Board Member, Mattei, Marco Maria, Editorial Board Member, Paolini, Antonella, Editorial Board Member, Paoloni, Mauro, Editorial Board Member, Paoloni, Paola, Editorial Board Member, Ruisi, Marcantonio, Editorial Board Member, Teodori, Claudio, Editorial Board Member, Terzani, Simone, Editorial Board Member, and Veltri, Stefania, Editorial Board Member

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2024
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11. Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Sector.

Author

Modenese, Alberto, Gobba, Fabriziomaria, and Modenese, Alberto

Subjects
Humanities, Social interaction, Algeria, COVID-19, Italian professional stress scale, Korean LTCI system, LMICs, Nigeria, SARS-CoV-2, antimicrobial nanolayer, bacterial contamination, bibliometrics, breast cancer, burnout, carcinogens, cardiovascular diseases, clustering, co-authorship network, compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, compassionate care, complaining, confidence, cross-cultural comparison, disaster, discussing pressure, distress, emergency, emergency room, family member, female, friendly workplace environment, health measurement, health personnel, health surveillance, health systems, health-related quality of life, healthcare, healthcare personnel, healthcare system, healthcare workers, healthcare-associated infections, high-level medical personnel, high-touch objects and surfaces, infectious risk, intention to leave, key performance indicators, loneliness, long-term care, medical staff, mental fatigue, mental health, mind-body therapies, motivation, musculoskeletal complaints, night work, nurses, nursing, occupational burnout, occupational disease, occupational risk factors, occupational therapy, on-duty mechanism, pain, pandemic crisis, pandemics, physical fatigue, preparedness, prevalence, prevention, psychiatric, quality of life, rehabilitation, resilience, return on investment, risk factors, risk prevention, safety climate, safety leadership, semi-structured interview, shift work, sickness absence, stroke, surgeons, turnover, vocational, well-being, work, work environment, work stress, work-related stress, working conditions, workplace health promotion, workplace violence
Abstract

Summary: Healthcare workers are exposed to several different occupational risk factors, and they pay an important tribute in terms of occupational diseases and work-related injuries. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic has focused the attention on the problem of the infectious risk, which is certainly among the risks typically expected and specifically recognized for the health personnel, but also other occupational risks should not be overlooked, such as, e.g., the risks associated with work-organization factors and with the exposure to chemical and physical agents. The health consequences associated with the exposure to all these factors have relevant impacts in terms of induced diseases, DALYs, sickness absence from work and costs for the health systems. According to these premises, this reprint has collected manuscripts addressing topics related to the prevention of the occupational risks in the healthcare sector, including original articles and reviews on the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries of the health personnel, as well as on the evaluation of the risks in the healthcare workplaces, and on the topics of risk perception and of the knowledge and attitudes of the workers towards the preventive procedures and the use of protections. The themes of the prevention of occupational infectious risk, biomechanical overload of the musculoskeletal system and work-related psychosocial factors are specifically discussed in the papers collected.

12. Emerging Role of Lipids in Metabolism and Disease.

Author

Pallottini, Valentina, Pallottini, Valentina, and Segatto, Marco

Subjects
Medicine, ATM, BDNF, BET proteins, Cholesterol, DNA damage response, Fatty acids, G-protein coupled receptors, HMGCR, JQ1, LDLr, Lipid mediators, Lipids, Lipophagy, SOD, SREBP, Sphingolipids, TFEB, TMEM97, acid sphingomyelinase, adiponectin, adipose tissue, angiogenesis, atherosclerosis, autotaxin, brain, breast cancer, breast reconstruction, cardiovascular disease, cell proliferation, cell signaling, cholesterol, chronic inflammation, diabetes mellitus, double strand breaks, eicosanoids, endothelial cell, epicardial fat thickness, epigenetics, epinephrine, fatty acid, female, frontal cortex, gender, glyceride, haptoglobin, high-cholesterol diet, high-density lipoprotein, high-sensitivity c-reactive protein, hippocampus, hyperglycemia, ionizing radiation, ischemia, ischemic stroke, leptin, lipid, lipid droplets, lipid mediators, lipid metabolism, lipid metabolism diseases, lipid storage diseases, lipocalin, lipolysis, lipophagy, lipoproteins, liver, lysocardiolipin acyltransferase, lysophosphatidic acid, mTORC1, metabolic reprogramming, metabolic stress, metabolism, mutations, neutral sphingomyelinase, nuclear sphingolipids, oral drug absorption, oxidative stress, oxidized phospholipids, p53, pathology, phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, phospholipase A2 (PLA2), phospholipase C, phospholipase D, phospholipid, polyunsaturated fatty acids, prodrug, prostaglandins, pulmonary fibrosis, radiation, sphingolipids, sphingomyelin metabolism, sphingosine kinase 1, sphingosine-1-phosphate, steroid, synaptic proteins, visceral fat thickness
Abstract

Summary: Even though initially considered as a passive means for storing energy, lipids are now regarded as multifaceted molecules with crucial structural and functional activities. For instance, some of them play essential roles as key components of cell membranes whereas others act as signaling molecules in the regulation of cell homeostasis. In recent years, lipid research has attracted increasing interest because of the involvement of this class of compounds in human health. Indeed, a plethora of pathological conditions are characterized by alterations in lipid metabolism, such as cardiovascular diseases and brain disorders. This Special Issue is a collection of papers from different experts in lipid research, with the aim of providing new insights into the physiopathological involvement of lipids and their impact on human health. This collection also demonstrates the usefulness of interdisciplinary approaches in the development of novel methods to study and manipulate lipid metabolism, which may represent an attractive target for designing effective therapeutic strategies to counteract numerous pathologies.

13. Redemption and Alienation—An Interpretation of The Scarlet Letter from the Perspective of Eco-Feminism

Author

Dong, Yushan, Striełkowski, Wadim, Editor-in-Chief, Black, Jessica M., Series Editor, Butterfield, Stephen A., Series Editor, Chang, Chi-Cheng, Series Editor, Cheng, Jiuqing, Series Editor, Dumanig, Francisco Perlas, Series Editor, Al-Mabuk, Radhi, Series Editor, Scheper-Hughes, Nancy, Series Editor, Urban, Mathias, Series Editor, Webb, Stephen, Series Editor, Majoul, Bootheina, editor, Guan, Guiyun, editor, and Groom, Nick, editor

Published
2023
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14. What Role Does Education Play in Improving Gender Equality?

Author

Wu, Xiaoyu, Ji, Chunlu, Xu, Ruhan, Liu, Yanting, Appolloni, Andrea, Series Editor, Caracciolo, Francesco, Series Editor, Ding, Zhuoqi, Series Editor, Gogas, Periklis, Series Editor, Huang, Gordon, Series Editor, Nartea, Gilbert, Series Editor, Ngo, Thanh, Series Editor, Striełkowski, Wadim, Series Editor, Kadry, Seifedine, editor, Yan, Yingchen, editor, and Xia, Junjie, editor

Published
2023
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15. Motivation and Influence of Female Tourists’ Tourism Photography

Author

Chen, Yingying, Guo, Zhaojuan, Pan, Qiuyue, Appolloni, Andrea, Series Editor, Caracciolo, Francesco, Series Editor, Ding, Zhuoqi, Series Editor, Gogas, Periklis, Series Editor, Huang, Gordon, Series Editor, Nartea, Gilbert, Series Editor, Ngo, Thanh, Series Editor, Striełkowski, Wadim, Series Editor, Jiang, Yushi, editor, Shvets, Yuriy, editor, and Mallick, Hrushikesh, editor

Published
2022
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16. Analysis of the Gender Stereotypes on Food Preferences

Author

Zhao, Yue, Striełkowski, Wadim, Editor-in-Chief, Black, Jessica M., Series Editor, Butterfield, Stephen A., Series Editor, Chang, Chi-Cheng, Series Editor, Cheng, Jiuqing, Series Editor, Dumanig, Francisco Perlas, Series Editor, Al-Mabuk, Radhi, Series Editor, Scheper-Hughes, Nancy, Series Editor, Urban, Mathias, Series Editor, Webb, Stephen, Series Editor, Ali, Ghaffar, editor, Birkök, Mehmet Cüneyt, editor, and Khan, Intakhab Alam, editor

Published
2022
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17. Girls and Technology – Insights from a Girls-Only Team at a Reengineered Educational Robotics Summer Camp

Author

Pedersen, Bjarke Kristian Maigaard Kjær, Larsen, Jørgen Christian, Nielsen, Jacob, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Pal, Nikhil R., Advisory Editor, Bello Perez, Rafael, Advisory Editor, Corchado, Emilio S., Advisory Editor, Hagras, Hani, Advisory Editor, Kóczy, László T., Advisory Editor, Kreinovich, Vladik, Advisory Editor, Lin, Chin-Teng, Advisory Editor, Lu, Jie, Advisory Editor, Melin, Patricia, Advisory Editor, Nedjah, Nadia, Advisory Editor, Nguyen, Ngoc Thanh, Advisory Editor, Wang, Jun, Advisory Editor, Merdan, Munir, editor, Lepuschitz, Wilfried, editor, Koppensteiner, Gottfried, editor, Balogh, Richard, editor, and Obdržálek, David, editor

Published
2022
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20. Study on the Body Shape of Middle-Aged and Old Women for Garment Design

Author

Hu, Xiaoping, Zhao, Yan, Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, and Duffy, Vincent G., editor

Published
2015
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22. Researching female genital mutilation/cutting

Author

Leye, Els and Coene, Gily

Subjects
female, genital, mutilation, cutting, Nigeria, Sweden, Syria, Gambia, gender, Ethiopia, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, child marriage, Norway, Norwegian, harmful, cultural, Egypt, Mali, migrants, migration, Africa, bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCX History of ideas, bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBC Social research & statistics, bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRL Aspects of religion (non-Christian)::HRLF Worship, rites & ceremonies, bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRL Aspects of religion (non-Christian)::HRLM Religious life & practice::HRLM7 Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships, bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSJ Gender studies, gender groups::JFSJ1 Gender studies: women
Abstract

This volume consist of papers which provide an overview of the presentations at the Second International Academic Seminar: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting at the intersection of qualitative, quantitative and mixed method research. Experiences from Africa and Europe. This seminar took place June 2017, in Brussels. The contributions in this book focus on research’s crucial role in abandoning female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C), gaps in the research, the need to integrate an intersectionality perspective in the research and evaluations of current strategies for abandoning the practice.

Published
2017
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23. Adolescent Girls in Distress : A Guide for Mental Health Treatment and Prevention

Author

Laura H. Choate, EdD, LPC, NCC and Laura H. Choate, EdD, LPC, NCC

Subjects
Adolescent Psychology, Female, Mental Disorders--prevention & control, Mental Disorders--therapy
Abstract

ìLaura Choate has created an important resource for mental health professionals who work with adolescent girls. This nuanced text analyzes the cultural pressures that affect girls by presenting the most current research in the field. Both prevention and evidence-based treatment interventions are offered. A must have for the bookshelf of both the new and seasoned practitioner!îHeather Trepal, PhDDepartment of Counseling, University of Texas at San Antonio ìContemporary culture promotes a ëhot and sexyí diva image to girls, encouraging inner emptiness, depression, and even risk for self-injury, but Adolescent Girls in Distress is exactly ëwhat the doctor orderedíó a well-researched, thoughtful, and systematic antidote empowering professionals to create the resilience, resourcefulness, and resistance needed to navigate and thrive in this girl-toxic culture. A must-read for anyone concerned about todayís girls.îMargo Maine, PhD, FAED, CEDS, Eating Disorder Specialist and AuthorCultural stressors are affecting girls at increasingly younger ages, resulting in mental health issues such as depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, self-injury, and even suicide. This guide offers mental health professionals evidence-based treatment approaches and strengths-based prevention strategies that promote successful navigation of childhood and adolescence. Grounded in ecological systems theory, the book focuses on the socialization processes that begin in early childhood and contribute to the development of problems that are increasing in todayís adolescent girls. The book describes how the confluence of societal, family, peer, school, and individual developmental influences can negatively affect adolescents. It considers the pressure on young girls to be sexualized and to look and act older than they are, the effects of consumerism and materialism, the pervasive use of social media, and the pressure to excel in all areasóstressors that can impede the development of an authentic self during this critical period of physical and emotional growth. Practical and detailed treatment interventions are provided for issues such as depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, self-injury, relationship violence, and sexual victimization. In addition, the book emphasizes the importance of early intervention to prevent problems, and the promotion of girlsí resilience to cultural pressures so they can successfully cope with complex life demands. Case studies, discussion questions, skill development activities, recommended readings, and online resources reinforce content. Key Features:Includes detailed treatment interventions including strengths-based approaches and best-practice guidelinesFocuses on socialization processes that begin in early childhood and contribute to the development of mental health problemsContains case studies, discussion questions, skill development activities, recommended readings, and online resources

Published
2014