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Open Access 01-07-2012 | Editorial

Adolescence as a turning point: for better and worse

Author: Jan K. Buitelaar

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 7/2012

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Adolescence is a transition period between childhood and adulthood that is characterised by major biological, psychological and social challenges and opportunities. The one-year prevalence of any psychiatric disorder in adolescents is considerable and ranges from 15 to 30 % [1]. Psychiatric disorders with onset in childhood or even earlier, such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), show a strong persistence through adolescence until adulthood. However, the phenotypic expression of ASD and ADHD may change, and comorbid disorders as anxiety disorders, mood disorders and substance use may increasingly complicate their clinical presentation, diagnosis and management [2]. In addition, another substantial amount of psychopathology arises de novo during adolescence, among which the major disorders of adulthood as psychoses, bipolar illness, anxiety, mood, and personality disorders [3]. Further study of the key biological, psychological and social challenges of adolescence may therefore illuminate the understanding of risk and protective factors for both persistent childhood disorders as de novo psychopathology and inform strategies for early intervention and prevention. …

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Title: Adolescence as a turning point: for better and worse
Author: Jan K. Buitelaar
Publication date: 01-07-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 7/2012
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-012-0296-3

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