Adolescent confidentiality is becoming a growing issue in healthcare as teens are engaging in a variety of health risk behaviours that should be known to their health care providers. ... To begin I feel it worthy to give a definition of confidentiality in health care settings. ... In either situation, however, the health care professional should discuss with the patient the importance of involving their parents in health care decisions. ... Sigman et al. (1997) conclude that, " a study of high school students found that 25% would forego health care if confidentiality were not assured-. ... The...

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Case Study - Holly Young Adulthood (19-40 years) Holly is currently in the early adulthood lifespan stage; during this stage Erikson believes that the basic conflict is Intimacy vs. ... It is evident that this along with her mental health and alcohol dependency would be a ripple on effect from being removed from her family as a child. ... Case Study - Connie Early Adolescence (12- 18 months) Connie is in the most critical developmental stage, it is paramount that she feels nurtured and cared for at all times. ... Case Study - Jack Young Adulthood (19-40 years) Jack is nearing the end of his ...

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Both programs had some positive impacts, but telling students not to have sex at all was the least effective method of sex education in this study (Doskoch). ... A survey by Virginia's Department of Education (VADOE) in 2012 of school health profiles included all middle and high schools in the state to determine the health policies and curricula of those schools with respect to HIV/AIDS, tobacco use, nutrition, and other health issues. ... Furthermore, though more than 84 percent of school administrators claimed that health education teachers followed a written health curriculum, only 61 ...

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This study was conducted by J.L. ... Prevalence studies have shown it is more normative to drink during adolescence than it is not to drink. ... Three categories of goals were assessed: Social Goals, Academic Goals, and Health Goals. ... A surprising statistic that was not consistently correlated with actual drinking was the importance of academic and health goals. ... Discussion: Overall, I found this study intellectually sti...

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In Studies in Family Planning Ruth Roemer states that "the serious health and social consequences of adolescent pregnancy call for the examination of the laws that affect adolescents" access to contraception and abortion. ... "Particularly legislation or court decisions concerning parental consent for contraception or abortion for a minor, has an important influence on the access that sexually active young people have to services."2 1 Ruth Roemer, "Legislation on Contraception and Abortion for Adolescents, "Studies in Family Planning, v.16,n.5, Sept./Oct.,1985, p.241 2 Ruth Roemer, p.241 ...

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This article describes the finding of a study that looked at the affects of poverty on early childhood development and how that projects into the health behavior and success as an adult. ... In this article there was more than one study done on children. ... Valentina Nikulina, Cathy Spatz Widom and Sally Czaja (2010, November 30) The Role of Childhood Neglect and Childhood Poverty in Predicting mental Health, Academic Achievement and Crime in Adulthood Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.southuniversity.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/902576306?... So these kids suffer for lower quality of he...

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The younger the mother is, the higher the chances are that she and her baby will have health problems. ... Low birth weight is the most immediate health problem. ... Some studies that were conducted in Europe show that some clinics in Europe that distribute contraceptives to teenagers have the same sexual activity rate as in the United States. However in these European studies, it is apparent that teen pregnancy, childbirth, and abortion rates are much lower (Berk, 1997). ... Young, teen mothers need health care for themselves as well as the children. ...

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According to the Guttmacher Institute's Facts on American Teen's Sexual and Reproductive Health it is stated that 82 percent of teen pregnancies are unplanned, an astonishingly high percentage which accounts for around one fifth of the unplanned pregnancies each year. ... Abstinence-only programs are not effective because they do not provide information and help about safer sex, the benefits of contraception, legal rights to health care, and ways to access reproductive health services (Advocates for Youth 1). ... The NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation states that teens must have acc...

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Another study done by Bachman and Schulenberg showed that out of 71,863 total high school students surveyed that: 75% of males and 73% of females did paid work in addition to studies in school. 47% of those boys and 43% of those girls worked over twenty hours a week while attending school. ... In a recent study it was said that communicating effectively and commitment to the job are the top few qualities that employers look for when hiring. ... The study that Steinberg, Fegaley, and Dornbusch conducted in 1993 found that working after school led students to: Spending less time on thei...

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These young adolescent females' allow themselves to become vulnerable to health problems that can be caused by current beauty trends which can cause mental illnesses and physical changes. ... How do fashion magazines influence female adolescents' (12-19 years old) health and their concept of beauty? In "The Journal of Youth and Adolescence," Marika Tiggemann and Hayley Dohnt conducted a study and survey around April 2006. ... This research paper will expose the horrors that many beauty magazines deliberately portray that negatively influence adolescent females' health and concep...

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Studies show that birth rates for women under 20 are higher in the United States than in 29 other developed countries." ... This has now led to some schools having to start dispensing free condoms and contraceptives to students who go to the school's health clinics. ... "One of the nations most urgent health problem is that of venereal diseases. ... "Few studies have looked at the importance of emotional or conduct disorders, but it seems that sexually active teenagers are more likely to be emotionally disturbed. In one study sexually active teenagers aged under 16 were found to be at inc...

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Health problems, DWI's, accidents, arrests, and impaired school as well as job performance are a few of the factors caused by drug use. ... They also incur greater health risks. ... The University of Michigan's 1996 Monitoring the Future study found that more than half of all high school students use illicit drugs by the time they graduate. ... The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), which studies drug-related hospital emergency room episodes, provides a useful picture of the health consequences of America's drug problem. ... Conversely, studies show that children who use dru...

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Yet this attraction is deceptive ; the habitual flight into drug induced euphoria inevitably culminates in the failure to acquire the developmental tasks necessary for future psychological health. ... The challenge to the community and society is to create norms that decrease the likelihood of adverse health outcomes for adolescents and promote and facilitate opportunities for adolescents to choose healthier and safer options for experimentations. ... As Shedler and Block(1990) allude to, contemporary psychological studies of adolescent drug use wrenches out...

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Until recently, adolescent depression has been largely ignored by health professionals, but several means of diagnosis and treatment now exist. ... Recent research by the National Institute of Mental Health shows that certain types of short-term psychotherapy, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, can help relieve depression in children and adolescents. ... An NIMH-supported study that compared different types of psychotherapy for clinical depression in adolescents found that CBT led to remission in a majority of cases and had a higher rate of success than supportive and family ...

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Until recently, adolescent depression has been largely ignored by health professionals, but several means of diagnosis and treatment now exist. ... Recent research by the National Institute of Mental Health shows that certain types of short-term psychotherapy, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, can help relieve depression in children and adolescents. ... An NIMH-supported study that compared different types of psychotherapy for clinical depression in adolescents found that CBT led to remission in a majority of cases and had a higher rate of success than supportive and family ...

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According to a study done by National Institute of Mental Health, half of all Americans still view depression as a personal weakness or character flaw. Depression, however, is considered a medical disorder and can affect thoughts, feelings, physical health, and behaviors. ... Studies show girls are three times more likely than boys to suffer depression. A university study showed a close link between depression and negative body image and girls are usually more self-conscious about their bodies than boys. ... Studies have found that when depressed patients were given treatment, alcohol and drug...

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Teen pregnancy can be attributed to low income families, single parent families, and welfare recipients. The main factor in doing this is to review the socio-economic consequences and factors that contribute to teen pregnancy. Research has emphasized the importance of considering racial, ethnic, c...

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It is even estimated that half of America lives with depression, and a large portion cannot legally purchase a cigarette (which, by the way, have been clinically proven to increase anxiety and depression by thirty percent in a six year study of juvenile smokers). ... A study found that one third of school counselors thought they could recognize suicidal tendencies "one third! ... The fact alone that suicide has thrown off its scarlet letter and has entered the common domain of conversation "with children, keep in mind, indicates plenty about the current mental health of teenage socie...

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A major problem we now face is that teens are now being charges with felonies in child pornography that may be accompanied by mental health conditions for the victims (Gordon). ... In a recent article on the Psych Central Website studies show those teens that check their social media sites one or more times in a 15 minute period have shown not only narcissistic behavior but also had lower grades (Greenwood). ...

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Recent studies have shown that understanding the complex teenage market is paramount to success in today's rapidly changing market environment. ... Additionally, teens spend more than ninety percent of their earnings (about $67) per week on merchandise, health and beauty aids and entertainment. ...

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