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How to Talk to Adolescents

Here is a great article on interviewing adolescents in Contemporary Pediatrics.  Although it is written for doctors, its is full of good questions to ask.  It provides a structured psychosocial screen and includes examples of useful and not so useful ways to ask your questions.  Hat tip Mark Donovan.

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