title: A doctor at school.
abstract: Whether we are parents, teachers, doctors or other health professionals, we share a major concern in the growing number of adolescents who can be called 'alienated'. These people feel 'out-of-touch' with themselves, with others and with society. The causes and consequences are complex, but a greater awareness of the difficulties involved in growing up today, and a greater willingness for harmonious interaction between us all will be of benefit, not only to the adolescents we may help more effectively, but also to ourselves in our professional development. To the doctor, the school represents an influential environment for the adolescent that may play an important role in the aetiology of maladaptation. The school also represents an underutilized potential for health education and intervention, and for individual as well as multidisciplinary health care.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia; D001519:Behavior; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012572:School Health Services; D012574:Schools