Maladie et handicap à l'adolescence: Le visible et le non-visible

Abstract

The visibility of a disease or a disability is often equated with its severity or difficulty to cope with. In contrast, voluntary body marks are usually understood as an aesthetic or identity quest. With adolescents, these impressions are naturally reinforced due to the known sensitivity of body image and the importance of appearance at that age. Yet, studies on this topic are relatively few, and the impact of illness visibility during adolescence appears less straightforward than one may think.