Other Mental Health Issues

Other Mental Health Issues

·        Eating disorders

·        Substance Abuse:

o  Drug and alcohol use prevalent

o  Often comorbidity

·        Sexual maturation: sexual behaviours, orientation, attitudes to sex and relationships, awareness of socially defined roles. Knowledge about pregnancy and STIs doesn‟t automatically translate into behaviours

·        Risk taking behaviour:

o   Adolescence is a time of experimentation, pushing boundaries 

o   Contributing factors: ignorance, impulsiveness, cognitive immaturity (sense of omnipotence and poor comprehension of long term consequences), peer groups, drugs and alcohol