ABC of Adolescence
eBook - PDF

ABC of Adolescence

  1. 58 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

ABC of Adolescence

About this book

Adolescents undergo rapid physical, psychological and social developmental changes that result in management challenges, communication issues, patterns of disease and symptom presentations that are different from children or adults. This can be challenging for health professionals, who rarely have had specific training in dealing with the young people they meet in their clinical work.

This ABC covers topics surrounding adolescent development, sexual behaviour and substance misuse, along with education and preventative strategies. It also features other adolescent health problems such as self-harm, eating disorders and psychosomatic presentations.

This book is a valuable resource for all those who deal with adolescent patients in primary care, emergency departments, and hospital and outpatient settings.

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Information

Publisher
BMJ Books
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780727915740
eBook ISBN
9781405171304
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Pediatric Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Adolescent development
  8. 2 Consent, competence, and confidentiality
  9. 3 Epidemiology of health and illness
  10. 4 Adolescents in primary care
  11. 5 Chronic illness and disability
  12. 6 Health promotion
  13. 7 Sexual health, contraception, and teenage pregnancy
  14. 8 Substance misuse: alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, and other drugs
  15. 9 Common mental health problems
  16. 10 Suicide and deliberate self harm in young people
  17. 11 Eating disorders and weight problems
  18. 12 Fatigue and somatic symptoms
  19. Index

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