ReviewArchives of disease in childhood2013
New understanding of adolescent brain development: relevance to transitional healthcare for young people with long term conditions.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 120 citations in OpenAlex.
- Adolescents' experiences of fluctuating pain in musculoskeletal disorders: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Pooled it
- Research in the Integration of Behavioral Health for Adolescents and Young Adults in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Apps and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Adolescents' Use of Mobile Phone and Tablet Apps That Support Personal Management of Their Chronic or Long-Term Physical Conditions.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Pooled it
- Brain network-based stratification of mental health disorders: design and cohort description of the STRATIFY and ESTRA studies.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Review
- Bridging the Gap: A Review of Pediatric to Adult Transition of Care in Liver Transplantation.Pediatric transplantation · 2025Review
- Assessment of patients' baseline cystic fibrosis knowledge levels following translation and adaptation of the CF R.I.S.E translation program into Turkish.Pediatric pulmonology · 2024Article
- Feasibility pilot trial of a tailored medication adherence-promotion intervention for adolescents and young adults with cancer: Study design and protocol.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- HEEADSSS Up: Evaluating the Efficacy of a Blank Proforma in the Use and Documentation of an Adolescent Psychosocial Risk Assessment Tool.Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics · 2024Article
- Towards a New Dynamic Interaction Model of Adolescent CUD Manifestation, Prevention, and Treatment: A Narrative Review.Psychoactives · 2023Article
- Stuck in transit: A qualitative study of the transitional care needs of young people with epilepsy and juvenile idiopathic arthritis.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community · 2023Article
- Contributions of Lower Structures to Higher Cognition: Towards a Dynamic Network Model.Journal of Intelligence · 2023Article
- Mortality and AIDS-defining events among young people following transition from paediatric to adult HIV care in the UK.HIV medicine · 2021Article
- Effects of endocrine disruptors on fetal testis development, male puberty, and transition age.Endocrine · 2021Review
- Identifying and exploring the self-management strategies used by childhood cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Article
- Longitudinal Prospective Association between Hedonic Hunger and Unhealthy Food and Drink Intake in Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- How should we support young people with ASD and mental health problems as they navigate the transition to adult life including access to adult healthcare services.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2020Article
- Emotional disorder symptoms, anhedonia, and negative urgency as predictors of hedonic hunger in adolescents.Eating behaviors · 2020Article
- Facilitating transition of young people with long-term health conditions from children's to adults' healthcare services - implications of a 5-year research programme.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2020Article
- Transition to Adult Care for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Review
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Abstract
Whether or not adolescence should be treated as a special period, there is now no doubt that the brain changes much during adolescence. From an evolutionary perspective, the idea of an under developed brain which is not fit for purpose until adulthood is illogical. Rather, the adolescent brain is likely to support the challenges specific to that period of life. New imaging techniques show striking changes in white and grey matter between 11 and 25 years of age, with increased connectivity between brain regions, and increased dopaminergic activity in the pre-frontal cortices, striatum and limbic system and the pathways linking them. The brain is dynamic, with some areas developing faster and becoming more dominant until other areas catch up. Plausible mechanisms link these changes to cognitive and behavioural features of adolescence. The changing brain may lead to abrupt behavioural change with attendant risks, but such a brain is flexible and can respond quickly and imaginatively. Society allows adolescent exuberance and creativity to be bounded and explored in relative safety. In healthcare settings these changes are especially relevant to young people with long term conditions as they move to young adult life; such young people need to learn to manage their health conditions with the support of their healthcare providers.
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