title: Mental health care rights of adolescents: what mental health nurses need to know.
abstract: Adolescents have certain rights regarding mental health care. There is a need for healthcare professionals, including nurses, to become more aware and knowledgeable of these rights. This article reviews the medical/legal rights of adolescents and their parents, and presents a history of relevant changes that have occurred in the parent-child relationship. It discusses also current issues pertinent to the mental health care of adolescents and identifies researchable questions.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Nixon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007326:Institutionalization; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D033242:Minors; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D033282:Parental Consent; D028701:Patient Rights; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D014481:United States