Consultation for Disordered Puberty: What Do Adolescent Medicine Patients Teach Us?

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serval:BIB_EB58A4FE8B85
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
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Title
Consultation for Disordered Puberty: What Do Adolescent Medicine Patients Teach Us?
Journal
Endocrine Development
Author(s)
Michaud P.A., Ambresin A.E.
ISSN
1662-2979 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1421-7082
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2016
Volume
29
Pages
240-255
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The period of adolescence is not only marked by important growth and pubertal events, but is also characterized by important psychosocial changes driven by a search for autonomy and the construction of one's identity. It can thus be easily understood that puberty disorders interfere heavily with these process, requiring from the endocrinologist not only medical knowledge, but also a great deal of emotional and psychological skills. They must progressively move from an educational approach that heavily involves the parents to one of shared information and decision making that places the young patient at the center of the therapeutic process. This can be achieved in several ways: respecting the affective and cognitive development of the adolescent; securing his privacy and (if requested by him) confidentiality; exploring his self-image and self-esteem and adapting the therapeutic process to the patient's expectations; reviewing the teenager's lifestyle, including the issue of sexuality and sexual behavior, and involving him in any therapeutic choice that has to be made, even if it does not match with the parents' expectations. The skills required for this respectful and holistic follow-up often exceed the abilities of any physician; it is thus suggested that a team approach involving a clinical nurse and/or a psychologist and/or social worker(s) be set up whenever possible.
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