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Why Puberty Matters for Psychopathology
Author(s) -
Mendle Jane
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
child development perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1750-8606
pISSN - 1750-8592
DOI - 10.1111/cdep.12092
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychology , life span , developmental psychology , developmental psychopathology , population , salient , clinical psychology , medicine , gerontology , environmental health , artificial intelligence , computer science
Few periods of the life span are as dynamic, tumultuous, and emotionally salient as puberty. The combination of biological and social change during this transition contributes to sweeping shifts in the prevalence and nature of psychopathology. In this article, I highlight the role of puberty in psychological well‐being, reviewing both individual and population‐wide trends in psychological symptoms and disorders. Emphasis is on three domains associated with maturation: typicality of symptoms, epidemiological shifts, and individual differences.