1978
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.9.3.412
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Minors' consent to treatment: A developmental perspective.

Abstract: Among these services in various states are treatment for drug dependency and venereal disease, abortion, contraception, and sexual information. In addition, many states provide for classes of "emancipated minors" and "mature minors" to be allowed to consent independently to medical treatment.

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“…[18][19][20] The American Academy of Pediatrics statement on The Care of Adolescent Parents and Their Children suggests that physicians adapt their counseling to the developmental level of the teen parent. 7 Our clinical experience has been that providers worry that adolescent parents are too inexperienced to understand what is happening with their infant, and seek to communicate with an adult in the family.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[18][19][20] The American Academy of Pediatrics statement on The Care of Adolescent Parents and Their Children suggests that physicians adapt their counseling to the developmental level of the teen parent. 7 Our clinical experience has been that providers worry that adolescent parents are too inexperienced to understand what is happening with their infant, and seek to communicate with an adult in the family.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…36 z jul-decembar 2014. z br. 3-4 medicinskih intervencija (hormonalne i hirurške) ili bilo kojim drugim [29].…”
Section: Rodno Neskladna I Disforična Decaunclassified
“…Uprkos ovome, legalne odluke u proteklih 20g. dovele su do povećanog prepoznavanja nezavisnosti adolescenata po pitanju njihove saglasnosti sa sopstvenim medicinskim tretmanom [29]. Statutarni zakoni u mnogim zemljama vide adolescente kao emancipovane maloletnike kojima je dozvoljeno da se saglase sa svojim medicinskim tretmanom na primer u domenu zloupotrebe supstanci i graviditeta [31].…”
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“…It has been demonstrated that children as young as nine years old, despite not having the same level of competency as adults, are similarly able to make logical decisions regarding their health [27]. Most adolescents possess a level of cognitive development that allows abstract thinking and the ability to handle complex tasks, making them more capable of informed decision making [28,29]. Concurrently, adolescence is the time when rewardseeking regions of the brain are developing, which can influence young peoples' choices and lead to risky behavior [30].…”
Section: Counseling Families and Young Athletesmentioning
confidence: 99%