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Diagnosis: Adolescence, Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)
By /jjie.org - Shawn C. Marsh PhD
Published: 12/11/2013

Think back to your teenage years for a moment. Were you ever impulsive? Was it important to fit in? Did you make poor decisions? Did you ever do something that (if you had been caught) could have led to serious consequences? Don’t worry if you answered yes to any or all of these questions: you are not alone. For those working with teenagers, the good news is that we now know more than ever about why adolescents tend to have these characteristics or behaviors.

Both social and medical science have made great strides in furthering our understanding of the complex association between the adolescent brain and behavior, and what purposes are served by these oftentimes puzzling behaviors.

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