Viner ABC of Adolescence

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4051-7130-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 56 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: ABC Series

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Viner, Russell

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors iv
Preface v
1 Adolescent development 1
Deborah Christie, Russell Viner
2 Consent, competence, and confidentiality 5
Vic Larcher
3 Epidemiology of health and illness 9
Russell Viner, Robert Booy
4 Adolescents in primary care 13
Ann McPherson
5 Chronic illness and disability 16
Michele Yeo, Susan Sawyer
6 Health promotion 19
Russell Viner, Aidan Macfarlane
7 Sexual health, contraception, and teenage pregnancy 22
John Tripp, Russell Viner
8 Substance misuse: alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, and other drugs26
Yvonne Bonomo, Jenny Proimos
9 Common mental health problems 30
Pierre-André Michaud, Eric Fombonne
10 Suicide and deliberate self harm in young people 34
Keith Hawton, Anthony James
11 Eating disorders and weight problems 38
Dasha Nicholls, Russell Viner
12 Fatigue and somatic symptoms 42
Russell Viner, Deborah Christie
Index 4

Über Autor(innen)

Russell Viner Consultant in Adolescent Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London