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Adolescent Decision Making: Implications for Prevention Programs: Summary of a Workshop

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Medical Xpress

'It's my brain's fault': Why teenagers often make less than optimal decisions

Adults exhibit a general tendency to make better decisions than adolescents, and this improvement drives an increase in specific and more sophisticated choice behaviors, according to a study published ...
Modern Ghana

Sunyani adolescent parliament formally inaugurated to deepen youth involvement in local decision-making

The Sunyani Adolescent Parliament has been formally established as a youth-led platform to strengthen adolescent ...
Psychology Today

Why Should Adolescents Make Their Own Decisions?

How often have you said or heard another parent comment, “I just want my kids to be happy"? The other side of that wish is a fear that they won’t be. That fear results in our desire to make sure our ...
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Bell Ringer: Decision Making and Adolescent Development

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Arthur Evans, CEO of the American Psychological Association, talked about adolescent brain development and how that impacts decision making during ...
Medscape

Adolescents With Cancer: Experience of Life and How it Could be Made Easier

This study is about what adolescents with cancer think about their life situation, the support they get, and the information they receive about their illness. The data for this qualitative and ...
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Pediatric and Adolescent Hodgkin Lymphoma: Paving the Way for Standards of Care and Shared Decision Making

Pediatric and Adolescent Hodgkin Lymphoma: Paving the Way for Standards of Care and Shared Decision Making Authors: Justine M. Kahn, MD, MS, Christine Mauz-Korholz, MD, Tricia Hernandez, MS, Sarah A.