Adolescent sexual health and physical disability in primary care

Forced sex, cigarette smoking, marijuana use, alcohol use, physical fights, suicide attempts, and feelings of sadness, isolation, or hopelessness are reported significantly more often in adolescents with disabilities than in their peers who do not have a disability (Alexander, 2006; Cheng & Udry...

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Published inPediatric nursing Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 280 - 282
Main Authors Magoon, Katie, Meadows-Oliver, Mikki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Jannetti Publications, Inc 01.09.2011
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescents
Caregivers
Child development
Children with disabilities
Chronic illnesses
Disability
Disabled Persons
Educational materials
Guidelines as Topic
Health aspects
Health care
Health facilities
Health services
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Instructional Materials
Nursing
Peers
People with disabilities
Physically disabled persons
Primary health care
Puberty
Reproductive health
Sexual behavior
Sexuality
Teenagers
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Summary:Forced sex, cigarette smoking, marijuana use, alcohol use, physical fights, suicide attempts, and feelings of sadness, isolation, or hopelessness are reported significantly more often in adolescents with disabilities than in their peers who do not have a disability (Alexander, 2006; Cheng & Udry, 2002; Everett & Lollar, 2008). [...] because these adolescents are at a higher risk of sexual abuse, substance abuse, and mental health problems, adolescents should be appropriately screened and referred to services if necessary (Erickson, Patterson, Wall, & Neumark-Sztainer, 2005).
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ISSN:0097-9805