Teen Health
Learn about teen health
Acne. Bullying. Depression. Being a teenager can be tough. Whether you're a teen or a parent, it’s smart to learn all you can about teen health issues. Our Learning Center is a great place to start.
Teens can get help with decisions or find how-to tips in topics such as:
- Fitness: Getting and Staying Active.
- Quitting Smoking.
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Headaches: Managing Headaches. -
Acne: Should I See My Doctor?
Parents can find information about common concerns in topics such as:
Health Topics
- Abdominal Pain, Age 12 and Older
- Acne
- Acne: Tips for Keeping It Under Control
- ADHD and Hyperactivity
- ADHD Medicines: Suicide Warning for Strattera
- ADHD Myths and Facts
- ADHD: Impulsivity and Inattention
- ADHD: Other Conditions With Similar Symptoms
- ADHD: Social Skills Training
- ADHD: Tests for Other Disorders
- Adolescent Sensory and Motor Development
- Alcohol Effects on a Fetus
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
- Allergy Kit
- Anabolic Steroid Abuse
- Anger, Hostility, and Violent Behavior
- Anorexia Complications
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anorexia: Help for Family Members
- Anorexia: Learning New Eating Behaviors
- Anorexia: Learning to Trust Others
- Anorexia: Other Health Problems That May Occur
- Antihistamines
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Assessing Your Asthma Knowledge
- Asthma Action Plan
- Asthma Diary
- Asthma in Teens and Adults
- Asthma: Educating Yourself and Your Child
- Asthma: Ways to Take Inhaled Medicines
- Asthma's Impact on Your Child's Life
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Autism: Behavioral Training and Management
- Back Pain in Children and Teenagers
- Basic Dental Care
- Behavior Rating Scales for ADHD
- Behavior Therapy for ADHD
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
- Bipolar Disorder in Children: Other Health Problems That May Occur
- Bipolar Disorder in Children: School Issues
- Bipolar Disorder: Helping Someone During a Manic Episode
- Birth Control
- Bone Remodeling for Malocclusion
- Brace (Orthotic) Treatment for Scoliosis
- Breast-Feeding as Birth Control
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bulimia: Misuse of Ipecac Syrup
- Bulimia: Overuse of Laxatives
- Bullying
- Bullying: Building a Child's Self-Esteem
- Bullying: How to Help Your Child Who Bullies
- Bullying: Signs a Child Is Bullied
- Celiac Disease
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Palsy: Controversial Treatments
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Child Abuse: Emotional Abuse by Parents
- Childhood Schizophrenia
- Children and Malaria: Reducing the Risk
- Children's Camps
- Chlamydia
- Choking Rescue Procedure (Heimlich Maneuver)
- Cholesterol in Children and Teens
- Classification of Juvenile Arthritis
- Cocaine
- Cognitive Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years
- Colds
- Comparing Symptoms of Normal Moodiness With Depression in Children
- Complications From Klinefelter Syndrome
- Conditions With Symptoms Similar to Depression in Children and Teens
- Constipation, Age 12 and Older
- Coughs, Age 12 and Older
- Cuts
- Date Rape Drugs
- Dealing With Today's Teen Issues
- Dehydration: Drinking Extra Fluids
- Dental Care: 6 Years to 16 Years
- Dental Checkups for Children and Adults
- Dental Sealants
- Depression in Children and Teens
- Diabetes: Urine Test for Sugar
- Diabetes: When to Test Your Child's Blood Sugar
- Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older
- Differences Between ADHD and Bipolar Disorder in Children
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence: Checklist of Things to Take When You Leave
- Domestic Violence: Getting a Protective Order
- Down Syndrome
- Down Syndrome, Ages 13 to 21
- Down Syndrome: Grooming and Hygiene
- Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Avoid Social Problems
- Down Syndrome: Training and Therapy for Young People
- Dyslexia
- Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Ear Problems: Changes in Air Pressure
- Early Disease Detection
- Early Treatment for Malocclusion
- Eating Disorders and Self-Esteem
- Eating Disorders: Avoiding Guilt and Self-Blame
- Eating Disorders: Cultural and Social Factors
- Eating Disorders: Malnutrition Tests
- Eating Disorders: Personality Traits That Put You at Risk
- Ecstasy (MDMA)
- Emotional and Social Development, Ages 11 to 14 Years
- Emotional and Social Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years
- Exposure to Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Eye and Vision Tests for Children and Teens
- Family Life Cycle
- Family Meetings
- Family Therapy for Depression in Children
- FDA Advisories for Antidepressants
- Feeding Your Child Using Division of Responsibility
- Feeling Depressed
- Fever, Age 12 and Older
- Fitness: Getting and Staying Active
- Flouride During Childhood
- Gastroesophageal Reflux in Babies and Children
- Genital Warts (Human Papillomavirus)
- Getting Enough Calcium and Vitamin D
- Gonorrhea
- Growth and Development, Ages 11 to 14 Years
- Growth and Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years
- Gynecomastia
- Head Injury, Age 4 and Older
- Health Risks Related to Smokeless Tobacco
- Healthy Attitudes Toward Food and Exercise
- Healthy Eating for Children
- Healthy Eating in Children: Problems Caused by Poor Nutrition
- Healthy Habits for Kids
- Help Your Working Teen Balance Responsibilities and Set Priorities
- Helping Adolescents Develop More Mature Ways of Thinking
- Helping Children During Immunizations
- Helping Children With Disabilities Stay Active
- Helping Kids Handle Peer Pressure
- Helping the Overweight Child
- Helping Your Child Avoid Tobacco, Drugs, and Alcohol
- Helping Your Child Build Inner Strength
- Helping Your Child Transition Into Middle School or Junior High
- Helping Your Teen Become a Safe Driver
- Helping Your Teen Follow a Gluten-Free Diet
- Heroin
- Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older
- HIV Treatment in Children
- How Adolescent Thinking Develops
- How to Use a Male Condom
- Hypothyroidism in Infants, Children, and Teens
- Immunization Safety
- Immunizations
- Immunizations: Questions Parents Ask
- Importance of Immunizations
- Improving Your Child's Fitness
- Inguinal Hernia: Surgery in Children
- Inhalant Abuse
- Insulin Resistance
- Interactive Tool: Are You Ready to Quit Smoking?
- Interactive Tool: How Does Smoking Affect Your Lifespan?
- Interactive Tool: How Much Is Smoking Costing You?
- Interactive Tool: What Is Your Child's BMI?
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Symptoms
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Adult Treatments That May Be Used in Children
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Balancing Rest and Activity
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Deciding About Total Joint Replacement
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Features of DMARD and SSARD Drugs
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Growth Problems
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Inflammatory Eye Disease
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Pain Management
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Range-of-Motion Exercises
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: School Partners
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Serial Casting
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Soft Tissue Release of Contracture
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Stretching and Strengthening Exercises
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Total Joint Replacement
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Treatment With Heat, Cold, or Water
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Vitamin D and Calcium
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Learning Disabilities
- Low Blood Sugar: Emergency Care for a Child
- LSD
- Making the Most of Your Appointment
- Malocclusion and Orthodontics
- Marijuana
- Medical Checkups for Adolescents
- Medical History for Eating Disorders
- Menarche
- Menstrual Cramps
- Menstruation: Not Having a Period by Age 15
- Methamphetamine
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Monitoring Asthma Treatment
- Mononucleosis (Mono)
- Mononucleosis Complications
- Mouth Breathing and Malocclusion
- Mouth Guards for Sports
- Nail Problems and Injuries
- Narcotics Anonymous
- Nausea and Vomiting, Age 12 and Older
- Nonprescription Products for Weight Loss
- Nonprescription Sleep Medicines
- Nonverbal Learning Disorder
- Normal Menstrual Cycle
- Omalizumab for Asthma
- Other Health Problems Caused by Herpes Simplex Virus
- Overweight Child: Evaluating Nutrition and Activity Patterns
- Overweight Child: Medical Evaluation
- Pediatric Preparation for Medical Tests
- Pervasive Developmental Disorders
- Physical Abuse
- Physical Abuse: Common Injuries in Children
- Physical Activity for Children and Teens
- Physical Development, Ages 11 to 14 Years
- Physical Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years
- Physical Exam for Eating Disorders
- Physical Exam for Mononucleosis
- Preventing Children's Injuries From Sports and Other Activities
- Preventing Choking
- Protecting Your Skin From the Sun
- Puberty Issues
- Questions About Inguinal Hernia Surgery
- Questions Your Doctor May Ask Before Prescribing Medicine for Depression in Children and Teens
- Quick Tips: Giving Over-the-Counter Medicines to Children
- Quick Tips: Helping Your Child Stay Safe and Healthy
- Quick Tips: What to Do When You Crave Nicotine
- Quitting Smoking
- Quitting Smoking: Temptations and Cravings
- Rash, Age 12 and Older
- Recognizing and Developing Your Children's Special Talents
- Respiratory Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Reye Syndrome
- Safer Sex
- Scoliosis
- Scrapes
- Sexual Abuse: Signs in Children
- Sexually Transmitted Infections: Treatment
- Signs of Drug Abuse
- Signs of Substance Use
- Sleep Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Sore Throat
- Staying Safe: After You Leave a Violent Relationship
- Stop Negative Thoughts: Choosing a Healthier Way of Thinking
- Stress in Children and Teens
- Stress Relief and Relaxation
- Suicidal Thoughts or Threats
- Sunburn
- Supporting Someone Who Has an Eating Disorder
- Symptoms of Depression in Children
- Symptoms of Ear Infection
- Talking to Your Adolescent or Teen About Problems
- Talking With Your Child About Sex
- Tattoo Problems
- Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- Teen Relationship Abuse
- Teen Smokers: Reasons to Quit
- Teen Substance Abuse: Choosing a Treatment Program
- Teen Substance Abuse: Signs at Home
- Teen Substance Abuse: Signs at School
- Teen Substance Abuse: Signs in Your Teen's Friendships
- Teen Substance Use: Making a Contract With Your Teen
- Teenage Sleep Patterns
- Teens With Diabetes: Issues for Parents
- Testicular Prosthesis
- Tips for Parents of Teens
- Tobacco Use in Teens
- Tongue-Tie
- Topiramate for Binge Eating Disorder
- Tourette's Disorder
- Treatment for ACL Injuries in Children and Teens
- Treatment for Malocclusion
- Type 1 Diabetes: Living With the Disease
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes in Children
- Type 2 Diabetes: Screening for Children
- Types of Malocclusion
- Unproven Treatments for Autism
- Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Urinary Tract Infections in Teens and Adults
- Vaccine Information Statements
- Vegetarian Diets
- Violent Behavior
- Violent Behavior in Children and Teens
- Vital Signs in Children
- Warning Signs of Suicide in Children and Teens
- Warts and Plantar Warts
- Weight Management
- Well-Child Visits
- When to Treat Malocclusion
- Your Teen's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Medications
- Antihypertensives for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Antimalarials for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Antipsychotics for Child and Teen Bipolar Disorder
- Atomoxetine (Strattera) for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Azelaic Acid for Acne
- Biologics for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Corticosteroids for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Isotretinoin for Acne
- Leukotriene Pathway Modifiers for Long-Term Control of Asthma
- Methadone for Drug Abuse
- Methotrexate for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Mood Stabilizers for Child and Teen Bipolar Disorder
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Quitting Tobacco
- Phenazopyridine for Urinary Symptoms
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) for Depression in Children and Teens
- Stimulants for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Sulfasalazine for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Topical Retinoid Medicines for Acne
Take Action
- ADHD: Helping Your Child Get the Most From School
- ADHD: Helping Your Child Get Things Done
- Anxiety: Stop Negative Thoughts
- Asthma: Taking Charge of Your Asthma
- Bipolar Disorder in Children: Helping Your Child Prevent Manic Episodes
- Diabetes in Children: Counting Carbs
- Diabetes in Children: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar
- Diabetes in Children: Preventing High Blood Sugar
- Diabetes in Children: Preventing Low Blood Sugar
- Fitness: Teaching Your Child to Stay Active
- Grief: Helping Teens With Grief
- Healthy Eating: Helping Your Child Learn Healthy Eating Habits
- Quitting Smoking: Coping With Cravings and Withdrawal
- Quitting Smoking: Getting Support
- Quitting Smoking: Helping Someone Quit
- Sleep: Helping Your Children—and Yourself—Sleep Well
- Stress Management: Helping Your Child With Stress
- Stress Management: Managing Your Time
- Substance Abuse: Dealing With Teen Substance Use
Last Revised: April 20, 2012
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
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