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Assessing psychologic symptoms in adolescents.

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Looney, J; Oldham, D; Blotcky, M
Published in: South Med J
October 1978

Assessing the meaning of psychologic symptoms in adolescents can be a difficult task. Pediatricians, internists, and family practitioners are often the first professionals consulted by families worried that their teen-agers may be in psychologic distress. The practitioner is faced with the difficult decision of meeting the adolescent's need himself or referring the patient to an adolescent psychiatrist for further evaluation and possible treatment. In making this decision the practitioner must carry out a complex assessment task which requires the simultaneous evaluation of multiple clinical variables. This paper presents a conceptual scheme for evaluating the psychologic status of an adolescent patient.

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South Med J

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ISSN

0038-4348

Publication Date

October 1978

Volume

71

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1197 / 1202

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Self Concept
  • Psychosexual Development
  • Psychology, Adolescent
  • Peer Group
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
 

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Looney, J., Oldham, D., & Blotcky, M. (1978). Assessing psychologic symptoms in adolescents. South Med J, 71(10), 1197–1202. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-197810000-00005
Looney, J., D. Oldham, and M. Blotcky. “Assessing psychologic symptoms in adolescents.South Med J 71, no. 10 (October 1978): 1197–1202. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-197810000-00005.
Looney J, Oldham D, Blotcky M. Assessing psychologic symptoms in adolescents. South Med J. 1978 Oct;71(10):1197–202.
Looney, J., et al. “Assessing psychologic symptoms in adolescents.South Med J, vol. 71, no. 10, Oct. 1978, pp. 1197–202. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00007611-197810000-00005.
Looney J, Oldham D, Blotcky M. Assessing psychologic symptoms in adolescents. South Med J. 1978 Oct;71(10):1197–1202.

Published In

South Med J

DOI

ISSN

0038-4348

Publication Date

October 1978

Volume

71

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1197 / 1202

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Self Concept
  • Psychosexual Development
  • Psychology, Adolescent
  • Peer Group
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine