Health care of the adolescent

Wetona Suzanne Eidson-Ton

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-04414-9_22

Health care of the adolescent

Wetona Suzanne Eidson-Ton

Family and Community Medicine

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Abstract

The care of adolescent patients is similar to care for any other patient in many ways. However, adolescence is a period of rapid change as teenagers’ transition from childhood to adulthood, with all of the concomitant physical, sexual, and emotional changes. It can be quite a chaotic time for both teens and their families. For family physicians, the primary role is often to help smooth this transition by helping families and their teenagers understand all of the changes happening, supporting teens in safe and healthy risk taking, and encouraging the gradual differentiation that is occurring.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Family Medicine
Subtitle of host publication	Principles and Practice
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	295-302
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319044149
ISBN (Print)	9783319044132
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04414-9_22
State	Published - Jan 1 2016

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Eidson-Ton, W. S. (2016). Health care of the adolescent. In Family Medicine: Principles and Practice (pp. 295-302). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04414-9_22

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