Specifically, PM&R physicians: 1  Treat patients of all ages. 2  Focus treatment on function. 3  Have a broad medical expertise that allows them to treat disabling conditions throughout a personâs lifetime. 4  Diagnose and treat pain as a result of an injury, illness, or disabling condition. 5  Determine and lead a treatment/prevention plan.
The report adds that depression is the cause of numerous illnesses and disabilities which can both harm and kill teenagers. Self-harm caused by mental health issues is the third cause of death among teenagers, having taken the lives of over 120,000 teens in 2012.
Mortality continued to be highest in the African Region, increasing from 34% to 43% of global mortality in 10-19 year olds between 2000 and 2012. The leading causes of death among adolescents in 2012 were road injury, HIV, suicide, lower respiratory infections and interpersonal violence. Leading causes of death among adolescents, global, 2012. The major difference from the 2000 mortality data is that HIV-related deaths are estimated to have increased since 2000. It is estimated to be the second leading cause of mortality among adolescents.