ANCHOR LEAD: TAKING YOUR TEENAGER TO A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN
THEIR CARE MAY BE WISE, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Pediatricians
who specialize in the field of adolescent medicine may be hard
to find, but may also provide the best care for your teenager, a
recent New York Times report revealed. Maria Trent, an
adolescent medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, explains their
role. TRENT: The major causes of mortality for adolescents are
related to injury but there are still medical conditions that
are relatively common for adolescents. The medical complications
of eating disorders, disorders of puberty, endocrine
complications that can occur related to development in puberty,
managing menstrual disorders, addictions treatment, most people
think it’s largely a psychological issue but its also a
biological one as well. We’re also trained to help people in
their transition to adulthood. :26 Trent says most adolescent
medicine specialists will work with primary care doctors to
provide the best care for teenagers, but pa