The document discusses the history and key differences of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing compared to adult psychiatric nursing. It notes that child psychiatric nursing evolved in the 20th century as the therapeutic value of nurses' relationships with children was realized. The first graduate program in child psychiatric nursing opened in 1954. Key differences include that children are usually brought for consultation by parents due to abnormal behaviors, greater consideration of developmental stage is needed, and treatment focuses more on changing parental attitudes than individual therapies. The document also provides a brief classification of common childhood disorders.

1. CHILDHOOD
AND
ADOLESCENTS
DISORDERS
MR. JAYESH PATIDAR
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2. INTRODUCTION
• The field of child psychiatric is new to the twentieth, & child
psychiatric nursing evolved gradually as the therapeutic
values of nurse’s relationship with children began to the
realized.
• In 1954 the first graduate program in child psychiatric
nursing was opened.
• Advocates for Child Psychiatric Nursing (ACPN), the
professional organization for this nursing specially was
established in 1971, & the first ANA certification of child
psychiatric nurses took place in 1979.
• The ANA’s Standards of child & adolescent psychiatric &
mental health nursing practice were published in 1985.
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• Child psychiatric nursing is different from adult
psychiatric nursing in the following ways:
It is seldom that children initiate a consultation
with the clinicians. Instead, they are brought by
adults, usually the parents, who think that some
aspect of behavior or development is abnormal.
The child’s stage of development determines
whether behavior is normal or abnormal. For
instance, bedwetting is normal at the age of 3 years
but abnormal when the child is 7. thus greater
attention should be paid to the stage of development
of the child & duration of the disorder.
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Children are generally less able to express
themselves in words; therefore evidence of
disturbance is based more on observations of
behavior made by parents, teachers & others.
The treatment of children makes less use of
medications or others methods of individual
treatment. Main emphasis is on changing the
attitude of parents, reassuring & retraining
children, working with family & coordinating the
efforts of others who can help children especially
at school.
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5. CLASSIFICATION
• Mental Retardation
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
• Conduct disorder
• Tourette syndrome (TS)
• Autistic disorder
• Rett’s syndromes
• Asperger’s syndrome
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6. Thank You
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