Teenage Development and Parental Authority: applying consensus recommendations to adolescent care

Perspect Biol Med. 2024;67(2):227-243. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2024.a929020.

Abstract

The consensus recommendations by Salter and colleagues (2023) regarding pediatric decision-making intentionally omitted adolescents due to the additional complexity their evolving autonomy presented. Using two case studies, one focused on truth-telling and disclosure and one focused on treatment refusal, this article examines medical decision-making with and for adolescents in the context of the six consensus recommendations. It concludes that the consensus recommendations could reasonably apply to older children.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Development
  • Consensus*
  • Decision Making
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Parents / psychology
  • Personal Autonomy
  • Treatment Refusal
  • Truth Disclosure