This text is practical and user-friendly, addresses best practices in adolescent medicine where practice not only means the most appropriate approaches, diagnostic evaluations, and best treatments, but also the best ways to connect, communicate, and continue care with teenagers. After all, if the physician cannot develop a good relationship with an adolescent, then treatment and follow through will surely be compromised.
This handbook has three sections: general adolescent medicine, sexuality, and mental health. There is also an appendix with additional materials. References and additional readings are listed at the end of each chapter. Knowing that mental health and substance abuse competencies are goals recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for primary care pediatricians, we have included an extensive section on these areas of learning. In addition, adolescents surface in the medical home asking for sexuality services, so we have included broad content for these important adolescent issues. We have made every effort to include practical materials useful for the primary care physician realizing that these core areas of learning may not be addressed extensively in pediatric or internal medicine training programs.
Contents
Part I General Adolescent Medicine - 1 Adolescent Preventive Services
- 2 The Adolescent Patient Interview
- 3 Tanner Staging
- 4 Normal Adolescent Development
- 5 Male Genitourinary Exam
- 6 The Pelvic Exam and Pap Smear
- 7 Adolescent Dermatology
- 8 Obesity
- 9 Adolescent Nutrition, IBD, IBS
- 10 Sports Injuries in the Adolescent
- 11 Cardiac Issues in Adolescence
- 12 Menstrual Irregularities: Amenorrhea
- 13 Menstrual Irregularities: Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
- 14 Basics of Hormonal Contraception
- 15 Adolescent Pregnancy
- 16 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- 17 Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents
- 18 Delayed Puberty, Short Stature, and Tall Stature
- 19 Adolescent Substance Abuse
- 20 Adolescent Mental Health Disorders
- 21 Eating Disorders
- 22 Adolescent Relationship Violence in Clinical Settings: Challenges for Identification and Intervention
- 23 Bullying
- 24 Transition of Care
Index
About the Editor
Mark A. Goldstein, Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Email: mgoldstein@partners.org
Product Details
- Paperback: 269 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (October 11, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 144196844X
- ISBN-13: 978-1441968449
- Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.7 inches
List Price: $34.95