title: Top 10 milieu interventions for inpatient child/adolescent treatment.
abstract: Presented in this article are 10 interventions to deal with children and adolescents on inpatient psychiatric units. The 10 are divided into three categories: behavioral, cognitive, and affective. The interventions discussed are particularly relevant to staff in their efforts to help children and adolescents achieve control over their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Each intervention includes a summary of the theory that supports its efficacy, a brief explanation of the intervention, and methods for applying the technique in clinical situations.
authors.affiliation: Rush College of Nursing in Chicago, and Children's Inpatient Unit, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. kathleen_r_delaney@rush.edu
authors.forename: Kathleen R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Delaney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000298:Adolescent, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D000339:Affect; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D003142:Communication; D004645:Empathy; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008884:Milieu Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011340:Problem Solving; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013850:Thinking