Tag: Adolescence
Manic Depressive Disorders in Adolescence
Introduction:
In adolescence, manic-depressive disorders are of major interest. It is indeed a psychiatric disorder:
• the genetic basis of which is well documented;
• manifesting from puberty,...
Psychoses in adolescence
Introduction:
Psychoses are probably the main concern of adolescent psychiatrists and the obsession with their clinical observations. In fact, adolescence poses, in a crucial way, difficult...
Depression in adolescence
Introduction:
After considering depression as a normal state of adolescence, the majority of clinicians distinguish moderate and transient depressive feelings from the normal development of...
Pathological drinking in adolescence
Introduction:
Adolescence is a period of development of the individual that extends from 10 to 19 years and has particular biological and psychological characteristics. This definition,...
Cannabis abuse and addiction in adolescence
Epidemiological data:
The dramatic increase in cannabis use among teenagers over the past decades in western countries is now clear. It concerns both the prevalence of...
