title: The adolescent with rheumatic disease.
abstract: Adolescence is a period of emotional and physical upheaval and a time when personal identity, need for independence, and peer relationships all evolve. This transition from dependence to independence can be a difficult process for healthy teenagers. Those with chronic illness and disability have additional concerns, rendering them especially vulnerable as they progress into adulthood.
authors.affiliation: Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust, Reading.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sathananthan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy