The Changing Adolescent
Authors: CLYDE E. RAPP
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Editorials1 January 1988The Changing AdolescentCLYDE E. RAPP JR, M.D.CLYDE E. RAPP JR, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-1-137 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptLike Sisyphus, we gamely attempt to push the "rock" of adolescent health problems up the mountain only to have it roll down on us again. The mode of presentation has changed but not the intensity or weight of problems.A previous article (1) on adolescent health care reported the basic requirements and techniques for doing a thorough general physical examination. These techniques have remained basically the same. Other areas, however, have changed, namely the legal aspects of adolescent care, the medical history, and the routine laboratory studies for adolescents.As a result ofBellotti v Baird(2) and recent laws...References1. RAPP C. The adolescent patient. Ann Intern Med. 1983;99:52-60. LinkGoogle Scholar2. . Litigation Update. Planned Parenthood Federation of America: New York; 1987:11-22. Google Scholar3. PAULKLASSEL ED. Minors rights to confidential contraceptive services: the limits of state power. Women's Rights Law Reporter. 1987;10:45-63. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. BIBBOGILL MW. Screening of adolescents exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero. Pediatr Clin North Am. 1981;28:379-88. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Measles prevention. MMWR. 1987;36:409-19. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. JOHNSTONO'MALLEYBACHMAN LPJ. Psychotherapeutic, licit, and illicit use of drugs among adolescents. J Adolesc Health Care. 1987;8:36-51. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. KLEBERGAWIN HF. The spectrum of cocaine abuse and its treatment. J Clin Psychiatry. 1984;45(12, sec 2):18-23. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. SYRJANEN K. Human papilloma virus (HPV) infections of the female genital tract and their associations with intraepithelial neoplasia and squamous cell carcinoma. Pathol Annu. 1986;21:53-89. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. REIDCRUMHERSCHMAN RCB. Genital warts and cervical cancer. III. Subclinical papillomaviral infection and cervical neoplasia are linked by a spectrum of continuous neoplasia and biologic change. Cancer. 1984;53:943-53. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. . Surveillance Summaries. MMWR. 1987;Aug:1-5. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. DICLEMENTEZORNTEMOSHOCK RJL. Adolescent and AIDS: a survey of knowledge attitudes and beliefs about AIDS in San Francisco. AM J Public Health. 1986;76:1443-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. JAFFESIQUEIRADIAMONDDIAZSPIELSINGER LLSAN. Chlamydia trachomatis detection in adolescents: a comparison of direct specimen and tissue culture methods. J Adolesc Health Care. 1986;7:401-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. GOLDENRING J. Epidemic proportions of diseases caused by Chlamydia trachomatis in adolescents [Letter]. J Adolesc Health Care. 1986;7:272. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. BELLGRAYSTON TJ. Centers for Disease Control guidelines for prevention and control of chlamydia trachomatis infections. Summary and Commentary. Ann Intern Med. 1986;104:524-6. LinkGoogle Scholar15. CORTNERCOATES JP. Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and transport. In: BEHRMAN RE, VAUGHN VC, NELSON WE, eds. Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics. 13th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 1987:338-44. Google Scholar16. . Lowering blood cholesterol to prevent heart disease. National Institutes of Health, Consensus Development Conference Statement. Vol 5, no 7. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: CLYDE E. RAPPJR, M.D.Affiliations: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byInterlaboratory test discordance in screening adolescents for chlamydia with direct immunofluorescence 1 January 1988Volume 108, Issue 1Page: 137-138KeywordsAdolescentsHealth careResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1988 PDF downloadLoading ...