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