Adolescent Medicine Clinic

Overview

The Aga Khan University Hospital runs a comprehensive adolescent medicine clinic for patients aged between 10-24 years.

Categories of patients

The clinic provides wellness services for teenagers, high school students and screening of college-aged students including adolescent growth and development.

Conditions covered;

• Mental health

• Mild to moderate depression

• Mild to moderate anxiety

• School avoidance

• School refusal

• Eating disorders-acute medical emergencies, medical follow up inpatient and outpatient

• Functional disorders-functional headaches, functional chest and abdominal pain etc

• Substance use screening and brief interventions

• Self-harm

• Suicidal ideation

• Non-accidental self-injury

Transition health

• Transition of adolescents in chronic illness clinics in preparation for adult care

• College going students with chronic illness who need follow up

Sexual Reproductive health

• Menstrual disorders

• STI screening and management

• Anticipatory contraceptive counselling and management

• Medical presentation of paediatric and adolescents with infections for in and outpatient management

College going students for review-medical, review and screening