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bed wetting in adolescence

bed wetting in adolescence How to deal with this problem Questions to ask the family or friends • How old is the child? This is important to know if the bed-wetting is abnormal. • Does it happen in the daytime as well? • Has the child ever learned to control his urine? If not, then the […]

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Classification of mental disorders of childhood and adolescence

Psychiatric disorders have been estimated to occur in about 20% of children, but only about half of these experience psychosocial impairment, which is commonly used as the threshold by which to defi ne the need for treatment. ‘Psychosocial impairment’ refers to a signifi cant effect of symptoms on functioning in one of the areas in […]

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substance abuse in adolescence articles

There is increasing evidence of a rise in substance abuse among British adolescents. A survey of British 15- to 16-year-olds found that almost half had tried illicit drugs at some time. While most children who experiment with illicit drugs do not go on to habitual abuse of drugs, the earlier the onset, the more persistent […]

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Psychiatric disorders in adolescence

Psychiatric disorders in adolescence Although adolescence is often associated with a period of stress and turmoil, most adolescents manage the transition between childhood and adulthood without major problems. It is a period, however, during which there are major changes in body image, self-esteem, relationships with parents and mood. Awareness about sexual orientation and identity are […]

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Dependency in Adolescence and Adulthood

During adolescence, substantial sex differences in de- pendency emerge, with girls showing significantly higher levels of dependency than boys. This pattern of results is consistent across different cultures {e.g., American, British, Japanese, Indian, German, Israeli), and across different cultural groups within Ameri- can society. Moreover, the finding that females show higher levels of dependency than […]

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