ABC Adolescence (ABC Series)

Adolescent patients undergo rapid physical, psychological, and social developmental changes that produce specific disease patterns and unusual presentations of symptoms. This involves unique communication and management challenges for the health professionals who care for them.

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