Articles: adolescent-health.
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Singapore medical journal · Jan 2025
ReviewRisk and protective factors associated with adolescent depression in Singapore: a systematic review.
Adolescent depression is prevalent, and teen suicide rates are on the rise locally. A systemic review to understand associated risk and protective factors is important to strengthen measures for the prevention and early detection of adolescent depression and suicide in Singapore. This systematic review aims to identify the factors associated with adolescent depression in Singapore. ⋯ The identified factors were largely similar to those reported in the global literature, except for sleep inadequacy along with conspicuously absent factors such as academic stress and strict parenting, which should prompt further research in these areas. Further research should focus on current and prospective interventions to improve mental health literacy, targeting sleep duration, internet use and gaming, and mitigating the risk of depression in patients with chronic disease in the primary care and community setting.
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The Role of Ethnicity and Culture in Adolescent Health in Latine, Hispanic, and Spanish Populations.
Caring for Latina/o/e/x, Hispanic, and/or Spanish (LHS) adolescents' health involves challenges and strengths unique to this fast-growing ethnic minority. Through the exploration of self and ethnic identity, LHS adolescents may find themselves represented in core values to protect against the negative effects of discrimination and internalizing symptoms. In order to provide equitable health care to LHS adolescents, health care systems, educational organizations, and government agencies must educate themselves on cultural humility and the role that social determinants of health have on perpetuating poor health care outcomes for this population.
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Singapore medical journal · Oct 2024
Association of psychological distress with health-related quality of life in Asian adolescents seeking obesity treatment.
There is limited research on the psychosocial health of Asian adolescents undergoing obesity treatment. Our study examined the predictors of psychological distress, disordered eating and poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in these adolescents and the associations between them. ⋯ Understanding the determinants of psychological distress, disordered eating and HRQoL will facilitate targeted screening and management of the psychosocial complications of adolescent obesity.
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Singapore medical journal · Oct 2024
Understanding adolescent depression in Singapore: a qualitative study.
This qualitative study aimed to understand the lived experiences of adolescents with depression seeking help in our healthcare system, with the focus on initial symptoms, experience of care and reflection after recovery. ⋯ This study is the first to have surveyed adolescents in our Asian city-state on multiple aspects of their experience of depression. It allows a wide-ranging description of this condition and has the potential to improve understanding and inform care delivery.