MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER IN YOUNG PEOPLE IN GLOBAL SCENARIO
D. K. Awasthi*, Vivek Mishra
ABSTRACT
Adolescents with psychiatric disorders may be taking psychopharmacologic agents, which can cause menstrual dysfunction, galactorrhea, and unsafe sexual behavior. Pregnant adolescents face challenges in balancing fetal harm risks with inadequate treatment. This Committee Opinion discusses common adolescent mental health disorders, highlighting their implications for gynecologic and obstetric practice, including managing medication adverse effects, providing contraception, and screening for sexually transmitted infections.
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