A nurse is providing community mental health services to families identified as at risk for attachment disorder. What treatment might a nurse consider as most effective?
1. Mindfulness education
2. Parenting skills education
3. Brief solution-focused therapy
4. Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Answer: 2
Explanation: Early attachment relationships appear to help shape early mental health in children and adolescents and parenting skills can help parents provide a healthy psychological foundation to foster self-confidence and calm to minimize fears and rejection. Mindfulness education teaches stress reduction. Brief solution-focused therapy is therapy directed at achieving a specific goal. Cognitive-behavioral therapy addresses dysfunctional thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
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