The formation of personal identity and separation from family are major developmental tasks of adolescence. Feelings of immortality and exception to the consequences of risky behavior may serve to ...

Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are among the key challenges facing our adolescents today, according to a global report. The landmark report, by ...

This issue of Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing focuses on adolescence. Providing care to adolescents can be challenging. At a time when teenagers are struggling to make decisions on their own, they ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

The messy room, the scattered stuff, the forgotten promises, the lapsed memory, the wandering attention, the tuned-out response, the lost belongings, the trail of litter around the family home, can ...

To continue this series about mothering and fathering adolescents, consider some thoughts about fathers and teenage sons. Fathering a little son who wants nothing so much as to be "just like my dad" ...

Nigerian adolescents have called on the government and stakeholders to make mental and physical healthcare more accessible and youth-friendly, as the Federal Government reaffirmed its commitment to ...

I have recently learned about the existence of the “cinnamon challenge” and the “eraser challenge.” Your task: Learn about these “challenges,” listen to your adolescent patients, incorporate risk and ...

Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are among the key challenges facing our adolescents today, according to a global report. The landmark report, by ...