[Young and migrants: a multidisicplinary approach in a youth clinic in Geneva].

Recent young migrants are a very heterogeneous population with mixed health needs. The global world mortality and morbidity of 12-25 year olds' is mostly related to accidents and other preventable causes or mental disorders. Most severe psychiatric disorders begin in this age group.

[Obesity, migration and adolescence].

Weight management interventions during adolescence are challenging. Migration adds complexity to this problem, making migrant families more vulnerable. Teenagers confront families to new values transmitted by the host society: opulence, junk food, video games.

[Adolescent medicine. Is the weight of the obese adolescent difficult for their family?].

The increasing prevalence of obesity creates a need to develop healthcare services that address both obesity and the health problems common to all young people. It is particularly important to involve parents and significant adults to promote easy access and continuity. Improved quality of life is as important as weight loss and prevention of complications.

[From Kosovo to Switzerland: mental health perceptions and practical implications for health professionals].

A survey was conducted in Kosovo between 2002 and 2003 among 57 health professionals. Covered topics encompassed mental health and disease representations and access to mental health care in Kosovo following the war. At the time of the survey, health services were still widely disorganized and uncoordinated at the local level, with poor access to health care.