Adolescent Medicine

Adolescent Medicine Synopsis

In this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Renata Arrington Sanders and Errol Lamont Fields bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Adolescent Medicine: Important Updates after the COVID-19 Pandemic. This timely issue looks back at health and behavioral concerns in adolescents that occurred during the pandemic with the goal of improving current clinical care, as well as providing strategies for the future. Top experts discuss how the pandemic has affected adolescents, with a focus on social media, eating disorders, substance use, and depression and mental health. Coverage on the effect of the Dobbs decision, as well as a look at LGTBQ+ concerns, helps advise pediatricians on how to provide supportive care for affected patients.

• Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including post-pandemic landscape of adolescent health; depression, suicidality, and anxiety in adolescents; long-haul post-COVID syndrome and impact on adolescents; post-pandemic adolescent social action and resiliency; anti-racism, heterosexism, and transphobia: strategies for adolescent health promotion post-COVID; and more.
• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on adolescent medicine after the COVID-19 pandemic, 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.