Mental Health issues in Children

week 12- mental health exam #2

good mental health

• appropriately interpret reality

• positive self concept

• ability to cope w stress/anxiety

• mastery of developmental tasks

• ability to express

• ability to develop relationships

pathological behaviors

• not age appropriate

• deviate from cultural norms

• create deficits or impairments in adaptive functioning 

etiology or risk factors

• genetic links/chromosomal abnormalities

• biochemical

• social & environmental

• cultural & ethnic

• resiliency

• witnessing/experiencing traumatic events

nursing care

• history

• assessment

• primary prevention

• intervention & advocacy

DSM-5 depression disorder

assessment 

intervention

medication 

DSM-5 anxiety disorders and trauma & stress related disorders

assessment

• seperation anxiety

• PTSD

intervention

medication 

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

• oppositional defiant disorder

• disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

• intermittent explosive disorder

• conduct disorder (childhood/adolescent onset)

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

• autism spectrum disorder 

• intellectual developmental disorder

• specific learning disorder

interprofessional care

• family therapy

• cognitive-behavioral therapy

• greif & truama intervention

• group therapy

• play/music therapy

• mutual storytelling 

risperdal

antipsychotic

• treats schizophrenia, BPD, & autism symptoms

• decreases irritability

• decreases aggitation

• ^ appetite