title: Sudden death in adolescent asthma.
abstract: There has been an increase in mortality from asthma in the adolescent age group in the past several years. Although the exact cause of this is not known, a number of factors probably contribute. We have identified four areas of major concern which we believe place adolescents with asthma at high risk. These include physiological factors such as night-time worsening of disease (or "dipping"), non-compliance with the medical regimen, stress associated with daily living and parental expectation, and depression/suicide with asthma as the modality. Identification of those individuals who are at risk and intervention into the contributory factors may reduce asthma deaths.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents