Bhave's Textbook of Adolescent Medicine

About Bhave's Textbook of Adolescent Medicine

  Highlights 55 chapters in 10 sections · Why adolescent health?· Specialized History taking and Clinical Approach to adolescent patients. · Setting up an ideal Adolescent Friendly Health Service–AFHS in private setup. · Ethical and legal issues.     · Handling parents. · Pre-Conceptional Care for Adolescents in Clinical Practice.  · Screening and prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases–NCDs. · Normal growth: Physical, Sexual, Psychosocial and their Problems. · Neurodevelopment and its impact on adolescent behavior. · Mental health: Autism spectrum, Substance abuse, Eating disorders, Depression and Suicide· Academic Underachievement, Psychometric testing.· Adolescent sexuality, LGBT, POCSO Act, Contraception, Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections. · Normal nutrition, Under nutrition, Obesity and related morbidity.· All systemic illnesses, Surgical issues, Imaging–Radiology and Nuclear. · Other medical issues:  ENT, Voice, Eye, Dental, Skin. · Special issues: Immunization, Media effect, Sports, Environment, Palliative Care.· IAP growth charts, immunization charts, WHO resource list, Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram–RKSK