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Teaching kids to cope: a preventive mental health nursing strategy for adolescents
K R Puskar1, J Lamb, K Tusaie-Mumford
1School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Abstract
Topic:
The theoretical base, implementation, and effectiveness of Teaching Kids to Cope (TKC).
Purpose:
To inform clinicians about the benefits and uses of TKC, a 10-week psychoeducational group intervention designed to enhance the coping repertoire of adolescents.
Source:
Authors' clinical experience.
Conclusions:
Following the TKC intervention, students demonstrated less depressive symptomatology and improved coping behaviors. Further research is needed to test the intervention on a larger group and to determine its effectiveness.