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Reply to "my preteen niece is in a locked psychiatric ward - what can I do"
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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I would really talk with the family about the child's wanting to "hide" the disorder. While there are real issues about whom and how to tell, it's hard to feel better when one is ashamed to have a disorder. No one who gets hospitalized for a skull fracture wants to hide it. In consultation with the family, it can really help for you to convey to the child that you know about the hospitalization and her illness and don't think any differently about her than if she were fighting another chronic illness. Then show over time thru your behavior that you mean that. [/quote]
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