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Learning to observe cognition, mastery, and control.

Kathleen R Delaney1

  • 1Rush College of Nursing in Chicago, and Children's Inpatient Unit, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. kathleen_r_delaney@rush.edu

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing : Official Publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc
|November 23, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Understanding how children and adolescents process information is key for effective behavioral interventions in psychiatric units. This paper details assessment cues for staff to identify patient strengths and deficits in information processing, self-efficacy, and inhibitory control.

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Area of Science:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Effective intervention for pediatric behavioral issues in psychiatric settings requires understanding information processing.
  • Assessment of cognitive and behavioral factors is crucial for tailoring treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide inpatient staff with assessment cues to identify children's and adolescents' information processing, self-efficacy, and inhibitory control.
  • To link assessment findings with evidence-based inpatient interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Explaining assessment areas within cognitive, neurobiologic, and social-learning theory.
  • Illustrating interventions with clinical applications.

Main Results:

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  • Provides specific assessment cues for evaluating information processing, self-efficacy, and inhibitory control.
  • Offers practical, theory-consistent interventions for inpatient psychiatric settings.

Conclusions:

  • Assessment of cognitive and behavioral functions informs targeted interventions for pediatric psychiatric patients.
  • Integrating theoretical frameworks enhances the effectiveness of inpatient behavioral management.