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The health needs of young people are currently at the forefront of the research and policy agenda. Such interest, it seems, is of relatively recent origin, the health needs of adolescents previously having been largely ignored (West and Sweeting, 1996). West and Sweeting indicate that, in a recent study, one in five young people in the age range of 12–20 reported a long-standing illness, disability or infirmity, and in about half of these, activities were restricted. This is particularly significant when the established link between chronic illness and potential mental health problems is noted (Eiser, 1990). Clearly, then, the nature of the client group means that the nurse would not only be likely to encounter emotional and mental health problems, but would also be seen as having a role in:
Enhancing the mental health of children and for tackling the less complex problems that occur so frequently. (Department of Health and Department for Education, 1995, p. 22)
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Cooper, M. (1998). Ambulatory Care: Mental Health Issues and the Child Health Nurse. In: Glasper, E.A., Lowson, S. (eds) Innovations in Paediatric Ambulatory Care. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14367-2_18
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