A psychiatric technician asks the nurse to share some general information about mental disorders in children and adolescents. Which of these statements would be appropriate to use?
1. Mental disorders diagnosed during childhood may continue into adulthood.
2. In childhood, mental disorders are relatively easy to diagnose.
3. Medications are not prescribed for the treatment of mental disorders prior to pu-berty.
4. The younger the child when a diagnosis of a mental disorder is made, the more positive the outcome will be.
ANS: 1
Many disorders of childhood and adolescence do persist into adulthood. 2. On the contrary, they are more difficult to diagnose as children mask illnesses by their behaviors. 3. Medications have proven to be effective in treating specific disorders of children. 4. Outcomes of treatment depend on multiple variables. Age is not considered a factor.
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