Teenage Pregnancy and Mental Health

Jacqueline Corcoran
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Jacqueline Corcoran: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA

Societies, 2016, vol. 6, issue 3, 1-9

Abstract: This article reviews the intersection between adolescent pregnancy and mental health. The research involving mental health risks for adolescent pregnancy and for parents who are teenagers are discussed. Depression and conduct disorder have emerged with the most attention. Research-based treatment of these disorders in adolescents is presented.

Keywords: teen pregnancy; adolescent pregnancy; adolescent mental health; adolescent depression; conduct disorder (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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