Citation

Offer D, Schonert-Reichl KA. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry 1992; 31(6): 1003-1014.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611.

Comment In:

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1993;32(5):1077-8

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

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PMID

1429396

Abstract

This review summarizes some of the important research findings on adolescence that have accumulated during the past two decades. Current understanding of the adolescent age-period is first discussed with particular attention to the previously held myths about adolescence. Second, a review of existing studies that have examined the problems and help-seeking behaviors of adolescents is presented. Overall, the majority of recent research findings suggest adolescence should not be characterized as a time of severe emotional upheaval and turmoil because the majority (80%) of adolescents manage this transition quite well. Nevertheless, a sizable proportion of youth (20%) do not fare so well, with many not receiving the help they may need.

Language: en