Working with Adolescents and Young Adults in General Practice

This book provides a quick and accessible resource for and managing common issues pertinent to adolescents and young adults in the community, ensuring age-appropriate health care delivery to this distinct and vulnerable group with complex and unique healthcare needs. Providing high-quality health care to this population requires knowledge and understanding of a broad range of considerations, including managing and promoting pubertal development, identity formation, chronic non-communicable diseases, substance use, violence, adolescent pregnancy, sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, and mental health disorders, all of which are addressed here.Key Features:Focused on the primary areas of concern for family physicians when working with this patient groupProvides a structured approach to addressing the key components of adolescent and young adult health and wellbeing, including exercise, sleep, and nutrition, and when to referIncludes invaluable guidance to ensure appropriate support for vulnerable sub-populations including those with mental health disorders, child soldiers and asylum-seeking or trafficked youthPractical and accessible, with an international perspective, this book equips family physicians, general practitioners and the wider healthcare team to care effectively for adolescents and young adults in primary care settings.