Its Role in Adolescent Maturation
Stage Physical characteristics 1 Prepubertal 2 Breast budding, elevation of both breast and nipple as a small mound 3 Continued enlargement of both breast and areola without separation of their…
of Behavior and Parenting from Childhood Through Adolescence
Mean (SD) Range Number of items Reliability α f Significance of age as covariate Gender main effects Mean by gender Female Male Community problem behavior 2.12 (1.02) 1–7 6…
in the Measurement and Utilization of Health-Related Quality of Life Instruments
Fig. 1 Example of how to use HRQOL measures at annual clinic visits. Comparisons of HRQOL and medical data Finally, if developed using modern measurement techniques (FDA, 2009; Schwarz &…
Injuries in Adolescents: A Sports Medicine Model
, Ron Paik1, Gloria Balague2, John Coumbe-Lilley2 and Mark R. Hutchinson1 (1) Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois, 835 South Wolcott, 270 Medical Sciences Building, Chicago, IL 60612, USA (2) University of Illinois at Chicago, 601…
Complaints in Adolescence: Clinical Considerations
Cyanotic Acyanotic Type •Tetralogy of Fallot •Transposition of great arteries •Total anomalous pulmonary venous return •Truncus arteriosus •Tricuspid atresia •Hypoplastic left heart syndrome •Patent ductus arteriosus •Coarctation of the…
Sexuality and Sexual Behavior
Fig. 1 Theoretical factors influencing adolescent development Genetic Influences Genes influence various adolescent sexual behaviors including sexual abstinence, sexual initiation, and number of sexual partners. These influences also appear to…
Pain in Adolescents: Physiological and Psychological Bases for Pain
William T. O’Donohue, Lorraine T. Benuto and Lauren Woodward Tolle (eds.)Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology201310.1007/978-1-4614-6633-8_44© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 Chronic Pain in Adolescents: Physiological and Psychological Bases for Pain Anne M. Lynch-Jordan1 and Susmita Kashikar-Zuck1 (1)…
Disorders in Adolescence
Fig. 1 Simplified diagram of steroid hormone synthesis. (Coursiv letters mark enzymes; – OH = hydroxylase; e.g. 21, OH = 21-hydrohylase, if defect is the key enzyme for CAH) In…
in Adolescence
William T. O’Donohue, Lorraine T. Benuto and Lauren Woodward Tolle (eds.)Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology201310.1007/978-1-4614-6633-8_38© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 Obesity in Adolescence Alan M. Delamater1 , Elizabeth R. Pulgaron1 and Amber Daigre1 (1) University of Miami Miller School of…
in Adolescence
Year Under 15 15–19 Total teen births Birthrate (15–19) 2000 8,219 369,456 377,675 47.7 2001 7,510 352,953 360,463 45.3 2002 7,315 425,493 432,493 43.0 2003 6,661 414,580 421,241 41.6 2004…
