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.
A total of 2,715 teenagers ages 13-19 died in motor vehicle crashes in 2015. This is 69 percent fewer than in 1975 and 3 percent more than in 2014. About 2 of every 3 teenagers killed in crashes in 2015 were males. Since 1975 teenage crash deaths have decreased more among males (73 percent) than among females (58 percent).