title: Clinical assessment of symptoms in adolescents.
abstract: Adolescents referred for clinical assessment may present a kaleidoscopic variety of symptoms having many meanings. The literature that debates the meaning of symptoms in adolescents is reviewed briefly, and an approach to assessment is outlined. The conceptual approach is illustrated by clinical vignettes.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment