The mental health nurse is preparing a presentation for nurses who work with pediatric patients. Which barriers to mental health screening should the nurse include in the presentation? (Select all that apply.)
A.
Belief that children do not have psychosocial or cognitive conditions
B.
Family shame related to psychosocial or cognitive conditions
C.
High level of health literacy regarding psychosocial or cognitive conditions
D.
Minimizing of psychosocial or cognitive conditions symptoms by health-care providers
E.
Stigma of psychosocial or cognitive conditions in society
ANS: A, B, D, E
There are many barriers to adequate health care for psychosocial or cognitive conditions in children. The belief that childhood is a time free of stress and problems leads to denial that children can indeed have psychosocial or cognitive conditions. Family shame and the stigma of psychosocial or cognitive conditions are both barriers. Health-care providers often minimize parents' concerns about psychosocial or cognitive conditions. Even people who have a high level of health literacy tend to have low levels of literacy related to psychosocial or cognitive conditions.
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