Category: Adolescence

Music therapy and other music-based interventions in paediatric health care Music therapy can be considered a safe and generally well-accepted intervention in paediatric health care to alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life. None of the included systematic reviews reported adverse effects of music-based interventions for children and adolescents. This is in line with the…

I did not grow up in a stereotypical family home with loving parents and siblings. At five years old, my parents separated to get divorced. My mother received full custody. We moved to a neighboring city to remain close to my father. Although they were getting divorced, she wanted to ensure that he and I…

Over the years, smoking tobacco has remained one of the main factors in the increased levels of premature deaths and diseases. As many people know, smoking tobacco is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States. Many of these diseases include respiratory problems and vascular illnesses, which are caused by the…

The main objective of this paper is to determine, the increase of depression in adolescents aged 16-19 years, in Mexico City, from 2014 to 2018, according to the ‘Morbidity Yearbook’ of the General Directorate of Epidemiology, to understand the importance of focusing our attention on This type of suffering, given that there is currently an…

Adolescent is the transition period between childhood and the adulthood – age range from 10-19 years where child undergoes emotional, physical and social changes, nearabout 16% of the world population is made up of adolescents. (UN, 2018). Healthy dietary behavior and the lifestyle acquired during these stages may have a greater influence on their growth,…

Adolescence is a time in someones life that can shape the future and who they are as a person. Introduce smoking a highly addictive habit- to an adolescent at this time of rapid growth and change, that could negatively impact their life forever. Despite the fact that not all adolescence choose to smoke, for the…

Alcohol use has grown significantly among the youth ranging from adolescence through to young adulthood. The legal age for drinking alcohol in many global policies is between 18 and 21 years, and this is a period considered as the youth. Underage drinking is illegal and restricted in nearly all countries. However, it is still an…

Throughout the ever changing world, and the innovations of technologies substantially increasing, there is seen to be a direct correlation between that and the increase of personal responsibilties and social pressures. These pressures and responsiblities of the individual, in some cases can be too much to handle. More Specifically, with the change of society there…

Teen smoking is not okay and it is not healthy. There is some scientific results that it doesnt relieve stress, it just becomes addictive due to the harsh chemicals that are in it. Its scientifically proven even, that preventing teen smoking will save those 1300 deaths that happen each day. Nicotine is a chemical that…

In Australia, there has been a growing concern about adolescent alcohol consumption. According to Jones and Magee (2014), approximately 54.1% of youth have tried alcohol before 12 years of age and this figure increased to 80.9% by age 15 and 90.9% by age 17 in Australia. There are several reasons why adolescents start drinking, such…