The Psychology of the Teenage Brain

The Psychology of the Teenage Brain offers all those involved in teenagers' lives insight into what's happening in their brains and how understanding this can improve relationships and communication at this crucial stage.

John Coleman trained as a clinical psychologist and was formerly a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford. He is the founder of a research centre studying adolescents and their families, and during his career he has also run a special school for troubled teenagers and worked as a policy advisor for the government. He was awarded an OBE for services to young people in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2001.