Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Children and Adolescents: A Guide to Issues and Treatment Approaches

P. El-Mallakh, Patricia B. Howard, Stacey M. Inman

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Abstract

Chronic medical illness among children and adolescents is a growing concern with implications for informal and formal caregivers. When coupled with a psychiatric comorbidity, implications grow exponentially. Nurses who care for child and adolescent populations play a crucial role in optimizing physical and mental health when they interface with patients and their caregivers. Evidence-based interventions can promote positive outcomes and enhance quality of life, whereas failure to use evidence-based approaches has serious consequences to the health of youth with medical and psychiatric comorbidities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)541-554
Number of pages14
JournalNursing Clinics of North America
Volume45
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2010

Keywords

  • Adolescents
  • Children
  • Comorbid medical and psychiatric illnesses

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Nursing

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