Don’t be pressured into medicating your way out of cultural problems. What are the nuts and bolts of offering culturally competent care to children and adolescents? This article is a how-to with a case example that demonstrates a respectful approach to helping families caught between dominant and different cultural understandings.

Video games have come a long way since Pac Man and Tetris. Games today simulate reality in massive user-generated worlds.

As technology advances, so too do the problems that come with it. In 2008, Jessica Logan, 18, of Ohio, committed suicide after sexting (sending a nude photo to her boyfriend) led to the posting of the photo for all to view when they broke up.

Adolescent medicine specialist Megan Moreno, MD, explores the health effects of the Internet and social networking on young adults.

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