title: An adolescent ward.
abstract: A ward has been set up for adolescents, who, being neither children nor adults, have special needs. It provides a pleasant and enthusiastic atmosphere that allows the patients to mix together socially alties is important, but not more than 20% should be long-stay patients. Those needing intensive care or specialised investigations and those likely to be a disruptive influence are excluded. No serious sexual problems have been encountered.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D009726:Nurses; D013038:Specialization