title: Adolescence: psychopathological discomfort, distress or psychiatric disorder? Clinical experience, description and analysis of a sample.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to highlight how many psychopathological disorders emerging during adolescence are not easily detectable and interpretable.
  
  
  METHODS
  We investigated the social, emotional and demographic factors related to psychopathological distress, measuring the overall functioning of the child/adolescent and the consequent impact on academic and social functioning, along with its implications on the emergence of feelings of discomfort and anxiety.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Many psychopathological disorders are easily detectable and diagnosable in this particular stage of life, and although they are rooted in adolescent distress, they can generate real psychiatric disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The data emerging from clinical practice stress the need for a comprehensive in order to identify possible subclinical symptoms for onset of mental illness, so as to be able to implement more targeted and less invasive therapeutic strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bove
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.|Fusis Association for Research in Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Alvignano, Caserta, Italy.
authors.forename: Rocco M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bove
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caccavale
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bravaccio
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy - maddafly87@libero.it.
authors.forename: Maddalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: LA Montagna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*