 | Adolescent Health Problems and Injuries |
Physical health problems occurring during adolescence can often complicate adolescent development. Illness, injury, medical treatments, hospitalization, and surgery can all intensify concerns about physical appearance, interfere with efforts to gain independence, and disrupt changing relationships with parents and friends. Also, adolescent developmental issues may complicate a teenager's ability to cope with illness and response to treatment.
Chronic illness or disability occurs in an estimated 10 percent of individuals under the age of 17. While some of these youth have to cope with additional physical and mental disabilities as a result of their primary illness, all of them have to deal with the psychological consequences of their condition.
While a large part of adolescent medicine involves addressing the medical and treatment needs of the adolescent's illness, condition, or injury, a significant component of adolescent medicine also anticipates and assesses developmental complications associated with the healthcare needs of the specific medical problem. Physicians and other healthcare providers in adolescent medicine assist adolescents and their families in developing strategies to deal with developmental issues and the complications and conflicts that may erupt between illness, treatment, and developmental needs.
Listed in the directory below, you will find additional information regarding adolescent health problems and injuries, for which we have provided a brief overview.
If you cannot find the information in which you are interested, please visit the Adolescent Medicine Online Resources page in this Web site for an Internet/World Wide Web address that may contain additional information on that topic.
Acne
Asthma
Breast Conditions
Diabetes
Eye Care / Avoiding Eye Injuries
Gynecological and Menstrual Conditions
Recognizing Gynecologic Problems
Pap Test
Vaginitis
Vulvitis
Menstrual Disorders
Amenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
High Blood Pressure
Infectious Mononucleosis
Obesity
Oral Health
Orthodontics and Braces
Wisdom Teeth Extraction
Periodontal Disease
Orthopedic Problems
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Scoliosis
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Safer Sex Guidelines
Sports Safety
Sports Injuries Statistics
Sprains and Strains
Tennis Elbow
Mouthguards
Heat-Related Illnesses (Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke)
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