title: Pregnancy in adolescents: helping the patient and her family.
abstract: Dealing with the complex problem of pregnancy in adolescence may involve working with many people. If the physician approaches the patient with an attitude of acceptance and understanding, the adolescent girl may be helped to make realistic decisions concerning her pregnancy and to adjust in a healthy manner. If she does not receive such assistance, pregnancy may be a misunderstood event that leads to further negative psychologic sequelae.
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal; D000293:Adolescent; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D004644:Emotions; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011584:Psychology