Adolescence - opportunities and challenges in adolescence

With the onset of puberty, adolescents are faced with major changes. How can parents and teachers support adolescents during this phase? Adolescent physician Christoph Rutishauser talks about this in his lecture, which you can watch in full here.

Dr Christoph Rutishauser is Medical Director of the Department of Adolescent Medicine at the University Children's Hospital Zurich. The aim of adolescent medicine is to incorporate the special characteristics of adolescence into the prevention and treatment of young people. Christoph Rutishauser has been treating patients with psychosomatic complaints and eating disorders for over 25 years.

Lecture from 04.10.2022 (55:57 min): Emotional fluctuations, forced dissociation and explorative behaviour: With the onset of puberty, adolescence is characterised by major changes in physical, cognitive, social and emotional development. For some adolescents, this particularly vulnerable phase can trigger anxiety and even psychosomatic complaints. In his lecture, Christoph Rutishauser will talk about neurobiological findings and the opportunities for parents and teachers to support young people.

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