1MENTAL NURSING IN YOUNG PEOPLEMental health policies and treatment in adolescent has undergone drastic changes in thefew decades. Delivery of mental nursing services, access to those services and several fundingmodels has been implicated in recent years. This essay will illustrate how mental health serviceshave changed over decades and will analyse the implications of these changes in thepsychological outcomes of youth.Then- Mental illness was thought to be a form of demonic possession [ CITATIONAnd14 \l 1033 ]. Patients were mistreated, subjected to cruelty, given food meant for animals anddied either from exposure or malnutrition. Families also felt embarrassed to keep the person athome. Iron rings and staple were used to secure the young patient, they were handcuffed and apair of fetters was tied around the legs. Asylums contained a mix of mentally ill, criminals,epileptics and handicapped people. By the 1940s, electroshock treatments were administered.Antipsychotic medications gained popularity in 1960s to treat teenagers. Gradually asylums wereclosed and local treatment was promoted. Now- Drugs and different medications have replaced the cruel and inhuman treatment.Mentally ill young people are treated in local environment. Chronic institutionalizations areavoided. Surveys suggest that the incidence of serious mental illness in young people increasedbetween 2012 and 2014 [ CITATION Han142 \l 1033 ]. Governments have begun to focus onshort-term care of patients. Short-term stays are advised to avoid high hospitalization costs.There has been a massive increase of 75% in application of medications and antidepressantprescription costs increased by 22.6% in recent years [ CITATION Cur16 \l 1033 ]. Commonlyused drugs are chlorpromazine, risperidone, fluoxetine, lamotrigine, clonazepam and lorazepam.Computerized cognitive behavioral therapy is self-help, cost effective treatment for depression.

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