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Mental Health Care Rights of Adolescents: What Mental Health Nurses Need to Know
Author(s) -
Nixon Mary Wagner
Publication year - 1992
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.1744-6171.1992.tb00117.x
Subject(s) - mental health , mental health care , nursing , health care , psychology , psychiatry , medicine , political science , law
Adolescents have certain rights regarding mental health care. There is a need for healthcare professionals, including nurses, to become more aware and knowledgeable of these rights. This article reviews the medical/legal rights of adolescents and their parents, and presents a history of relevant changes that have occurred in the parent‐child relationship. It discusses also current issues pertinent to the mental health care of adolescents and identifies researchable questions.