Reciprocal Influences between Chronic Illness and Adolescent Development.
Chronic illness can affect an adolescent's physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development, and, conversely, adolescent development can influence both the natural course and medical management of a chronic disease. Providers who are aware of this reciprocal relationship and the "feedback loop" to which it can lead can intercede and optimize the management of chronic illness in adolescents.
Kaplan
ME
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine Einstein College of Medicine, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
Friedman
SB