Author: S.A.W. Dissanayake
Year: 1981
Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 26 No.4 October 1981 , 170-175.
The prevalence of male adolescents seeking psychiatric treatment or counseling on sexual problems in Srilanka, has increased to a considerable extent over the past few years. It has been found that approximately 10 % of all referrals to psychiatric clinics of males between the ages 15-19 pertain directly to symptoms that occur in association with manifestation of adolescent sexuality. Commonly these adolescents present with symptoms such as guilt, anxiety, hypochondriasis, depression...