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The admission of an adolescent to a psychiatric unit is a traumatic process for everyone. No one wishes to see a child at a tender age, suffering or even worse, admitted to a hospital. It is obviously a painful trauma to the child and the family but it is also a source of anxiety to mental health professionals—the caregivers.
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Inamdar, S.C. (1989). The Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescent as Victim. In: Rosner, R., Schwartz, H.I. (eds) Juvenile Psychiatry and the Law. Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5526-7_19
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