"You Look Perfectly Healthy to Me": Living With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Through Adolescents' and Parents' Eyes.

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is an autonomic dysfunction that impairs quality of life (QoL). Increased familiarity with the lived experiences of youth with POTS better informs our understanding of this condition and its impact on QoL, provides context and depth to existing research, and improves patient-centered care. Thus, this qualitative study seeks to develop a more robust understanding of QoL in this understudied population.

The impact of COVID-19 on adolescents with eating disorders: Increased need for medical stabilization and decreased access to care.

Objective: We aimed to identify trends of patients with eating disorders (EDs) requiring hospitalization before and during the pandemic at a children's hospital in the southeastern United States.

Method: A retrospective chart review was completed for 71 adolescents and young adults (ages 10-21 years; M = 14.61, SD = 2.

Sexual Health and the LGBTQ+ Community.

Expand at first use ("lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), and others"? Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality. Factors that contribute to the sexual health of an LGBTQ+-identified patient include not only the physical state of the patient but also cultural and contextual factors that influence other aspects of well-being. To be effective in promoting sexual health, providers must maintain an attitude of accepting the patient's sexual orientation and gender identity as core aspects of sexual health.