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The school bullying problem

01 December 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Research into school bullying has, to date, predominantly focused on prevalence and intervention programmes. This article reviews some of this previous work and goes...

Supporting the parents of adolescents with conduct disorder

01 October 2002

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Behavioural problems in adolescent girls are on the increase and the resulting cost is also rising (Silverthorn and Frick 1999). Outcomes are poor, as there is a...

a tool for increasing participation among pupils with autistic spectrum disorders

01 March 2008

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

The Sunfield Assessment and Outreach Service (SAOS) provides support for children and young people with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) in their home and school...

ADHD and its impact on family life

01 June 2005

Mental Health Practice

General

ADHD is one of the most common disorders of childhood and adolescence (Guevara 2001). It is a complex problem, as there are various types and the condition may...

Mental health needs of children and young people

10 April 2002

Nursing Standard

CPD

Nurses should have an understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people. In this article, Mervyn Townley introduces a number of concepts that...

Recognising mental health problems in children and young people

01 October 2007

Paediatric Nursing

CPD

Nurses who work with children and young people need to have a basic knowledge of the symptoms of children’s mental health illnesses so that they can make appropriate...

Mental health assessment for children and young people

01 November 1999

Paediatric Nursing

CPD

Aims and intended learning outcomes This article identifies some of the most common mental disorders experienced by children and young people (WHO 1982) and sets out...

Parents’ reflections following eight sessions of behaviour training

01 March 2004

Learning Disability Practice

Practice & research

Challenging behaviours and high levels of parent/carer stress are common and well researched within the domain of children’s learning disability services (Allen and...

Smacking a family perspective

01 October 2004

Paediatric Nursing

General

The Children Bill seeks to replace the legal defence of ‘reasonable chastisement’ with an alternative definition in law of what constitutes ‘moderate smacking’. On...

‘Children are unbeatable’ a nurse’s perspective

01 October 2004

Paediatric Nursing

General

There is no clear borderline between ‘reasonable chastisement’ and physical abuse, and parents prosecuted for physical abuse often admit that it was a ‘smack gone...

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