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2. Nov. 2020 · Depression. Cyber-Sucht. Trinken und Rauchen. Teenager-Schwangerschaft. Minderjähriges Geschlecht. Aufsässiges Verhalten. Peer-Pressure und Wettbewerb. Es überrascht nicht, dass all diese gemeinsamen Teenagerprobleme in gewisser Weise miteinander verbunden sind. Das bedeutet jedoch nicht, dass das eine zum anderen führen würde.
- Introduction
- Mental Health Determinants
- Emotional Disorders
- Behavioural Disorders
- Psychosis
- Suicide and Self-Harm
- Risk-Taking Behaviours
- Promotion and Prevention
- Who Response
One in six people are aged 10–19 years. Adolescence is a unique and formative time. Physical, emotional and social changes, including exposure to poverty, abuse, or violence, can make adolescents vulnerable to mental health problems. Protecting adolescents from adversity, promoting socio-emotional learning and psychological well-being, and ensuring...
Adolescence is a crucial period for developing social and emotional habits important for mental well-being. These include adopting healthy sleep patterns; exercising regularly; developing coping, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills; and learning to manage emotions. Protective and supportive environments in the family, at school and in the wid...
Emotional disorders are common among adolescents. Anxiety disorders (which may involve panic or excessive worry) are the most prevalent in this age group and are more common among older than among younger adolescents. It is estimated that 3.6% of 10–14-year-olds and 4.6% of 15–19-year-olds experience an anxiety disorder. Depression is estimated to ...
Behavioural disorders are more common among younger adolescents than older adolescents. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), characterized by difficulty paying attention, excessive activity and acting without regard to consequences, occurs among 3.1% of 10–14-year-olds and 2.4% of 15–19-year-olds (1). Conduct disorder (involving symptom...
Conditions that include symptoms of psychosis most commonly emerge in late adolescence or early adulthood. Symptoms can include hallucinations or delusions. These experiences can impair an adolescent’s ability to participate in daily life and education and often lead to stigma or human rights violations.
Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in older adolescents (15–19 years) (2). Risk factors for suicide are multifaceted, and include harmful use of alcohol, abuse in childhood, stigma against help-seeking, barriers to accessing care and access to means of suicide. Digital media, like any other media, can play a significant role in either enh...
Many risk-taking behaviours for health, such as substance use or sexual risk-taking, start during adolescence. Risk-taking behaviours can be an unhelpful strategy to cope with emotional difficulties and can severely impact an adolescent’s mental and physical well-being. Worldwide, the prevalence of heavy episodic drinking among adolescents aged 15...
Mental health promotion and prevention interventions aim tostrengthen an individual's capacity to regulate emotions, enhance alternatives to risk-taking behaviours, build resilience for managing difficult situations and adversity, and promote supportive social environments and social networks. These programmes require a multi-level approach with va...
WHO works on strategies, programmes and tools to assist governments in responding to the health needs of adolescents. For example, the Helping Adolescents Thrive (HAT) Initiative is a joint WHO-UNICEF effort to strengthen policies and programmes for the mental health of adolescents. More specifically, the efforts made through the Initiative are to ...
26. Okt. 2023 · “Failure and making mistakes are both crushing and necessary,” one student wrote. Below, the lessons they’ve been taught by their defeats.
20. Feb. 2024 · Emerging issues that could trouble teens. Stanford Medicine’s Vicki Harrison explains the forces impacting youth mental health today, and why it’s so important to involve teens in solutions. Image credit: Getty Images.
5. Sept. 2011 · The experience of failure can be a formative one when it convinces children that how poorly they performed is the best they can do, is evidence of their innate lack of capacity, and justifies...
23. Apr. 2022 · The guidance below may help. Jump to: What are the signs of an adolescent struggling with anxiety or depression? What’s the best way to start a discussion with an adolescent who may be struggling?...
Adolescence has a surprising history (Getty Images) There's childhood, adulthood, and the messy bit in between. Here's how we've defined adolescence throughout history - and why it's time for a...
