In this issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest editors Drs. Amanda R. Kost and Karly Pippitt bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Adolescent Medicine. Top experts provide practical approaches to the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of common issues encountered in adolescents in primary care, including vaccination, parenting tips, cultural and generational issues, metabolic screening, LGBTQ health, and more.
Key Features
- Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including IEP: disability, autism, ADHD; harm reduction/MAT; mood disorders; gun violence, accidents, and injuries; relationship safety/IPV; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on adolescent medicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
Edited by Amanda R. Kost, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, USA and Karly Pippitt, MD, Associate professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, USA
Trauma-Informed Health Care Practice in the Adolescent Well Visit
Positive Parenting Tips for Parents with Teens
The Role of Ethnicity and Culture in Adolescent Health in Latine, Hispanic, and Spanish Populations
School-Based Care for Youth with Disabilities: Essentials for Collaboration Between Physicians and Educators
Adolescent Metabolic Screening
Preparticipation Sports Physical Evaluation in Adolescents
Harm Reduction and Substance Use in Adolescents
Anxiety, Depressive, and Eating Disorders in Adolescents
Healthy Sex: Contraception, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Media, Consent, and Confidentiality
Healthcare for Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents
Clinicians’ Primer on the Epidemiology of Adolescent Relationship Violence
Practical Advice for Addressing Adolescent Relationship Violence During Clinical Encounters