title: The adolescent ex-cultist: a nursing staff challenge.
abstract: Cult memberships involve between 2 and 3 million young adults. Ex-cultists present the health care facility with a complexity of both medical and psychological problems. Nursing staff with excellent communication skills and knowledge about adolescents and cults can make accurate assessments of needs and implement effective interventions.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009781:Occultism / Q000523:psychology*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent