Although adolescents with food allergies have physical concerns that need care, there are six areas where their psychosocial needs should be addressed as well, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
“This study was prompted by several years of informal observations of psychosocial difficulties faced by adolescents with food allergies, yet research and interventions tend to focus almost exclusively on young children and their caregivers,” Melissa L. Engel, MA, a PhD student in the Emory University department of psychology, told Healio.
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