Living with Difference: Experiences of Adolescents Subjected To Oral Facial Cleft Repair

Adolescents are best understood in a developmental context. The normal tasks of adolescent become complicated for the child with oral facial clefts. Existing multi specialty care is primarily aimed at physical rehabilitation with the psychological issues of care often being neglected. These articles address the biopsychosocial problems of adolescents with oral facial clefts who is experiencing adjustment problems. These articles also stress the need of a biopsychosocial intervention package for adolescence to assist in mastering the age appropriate developmental task.