The Hospitalized Adolescent

COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE, COMMITTEE ON HOSPITAL CARE

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Abstract

This policy statement is the first published statement in the United States on this topic and the authors aim to provide pediatricians with evidence-based information on the unique aspects required to care for hospitalized adolescents. Included in this policy statement is a description of the possible effects hospitalization may have on the developmental and emotional progress of adolescence, the role of the hospital setting, the importance of confidentiality, and issues related to legal/ethical matters and bias and institutional and systemic racism that may occur during hospitalization.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere2022060646
JournalPediatrics
Volume151
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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