J Korean Med Assoc.  2009 Aug;52(8):745-757. 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.8.745.

Mental Disorders in Adolescents

• Ahn DH

• KMID: 2188046
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2009.52.8.745

Abstract

In spite of misconception and/or neglect concerning mental disorders of adolescence, increasing attention to adolescents' mental health problems arises from a number of sources. A perspective from developmental psychopathology provides a conceptual tool for understanding the range of processes and mechanism underlying how and why psychopathology in adolescents emerges. This will enable primary physicians to diagnose and/or provide treatments to adolescents with mental health problems in clinical practice. More information about mental disorders in adolescents will be needed for primary physicians in the future. Adolescents' mental disorders are significant societal problem. Physicians should perform a leadership in multidisciplinary approach for diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders in adolescents.

Keyword

Adolescent; Mental disorder; Diagnosis; Treatment

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Humans
Leadership
Mental Disorders
Mental Health
Psychopathology

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  Figure 1 Burden of disease in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) attributable to specific causes by age and sex in the year 2000 (3).

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