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Medication Education for Children: Is it Worthwhile?
Author(s) -
KNIGHT MARGARET M.,
WIGDER KATHLEEN SALAT,
FORTSCH MARTHA M.,
POLCARI ANN
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.1990.tb00440.x
Subject(s) - puppetry , anxiety , intervention (counseling) , negativity effect , pharmacotherapy , psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , psychiatry , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , art , visual arts
Child psychiatric inpatients have little or no control over their treatment. Anxiety and fear are normal reactions to the hospitalization and treatment process. Pharmacotherapy is an intervention that the child often perceives as an indicator of pathology. This article presents various methodologies to teach children about their medication treatment. Puppetry, graphics, art, and discussion were techniques used in a peer group to impart knowledge and decrease anxiety, fear, and negativity.