Patient Education

[Psychrich]

I manage a 38 bed child and adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit and am in need of a good series of patient education tapes on different topics. Most of the video that we have are left from either pharm reps, which are more geared for MD's education of the meds or toward adults, or the tapes are quite dated.

I'm hoping to find a company that has a series of different topics, such as depression, eating disorders, mood disorders, substance abuse, that I can use for education for children, but mostly teenagers. If anyone can recommend any, please let me know. I have found companies that have individual topics, but none that seem good for a series.

Also, I posted before, if anyone knows of some good competency programs that are age specific for nursing and support staff.

Thanks for any help.

[Whispera, MSN, RN]

I bet if you contact pharmaceutical companies they would be glad to give you some educational materials. If you don't know who to contact, try a local psychiatrist's office (or ask some of the psychiatrists that treat patients where you are--no doubt the pharm reps come to their offices giving samples and educational materials)...they can give you names and phone numbers. Where I work the pharm reps are there OFTEN!

[Thunderwolf, MSN, RN]

Look in the PDR section for contact numbers and ask about patient educational material. Also, check out the public library and community mental health centers. NAMI is also a good organization that could point you in the right direction. And lastly, the internet can introduce you to tons of patient educational material...alot which is free. Just do a search.

Wish you luck.

Wolfy

[Psychrich]

Thank you both for your input and directions, but I'm trying not to use pharmicudical companies which will always promote their own drug and their target audience is usually adults or physicians. I'm really looking for a series of videos (10-14 of them dealing with depression, eating disorders, anger management, bipolar disorder) that are made for teenagers or children.

I have searched on the internet 4-6 hours and have found little. Most of the companies do a video for one topic or another but rarely have a series.

Thanks again for your suggestions, please keep them coming.

[pattyjo, MSN, RN]

Thank you both for your input and directions, but I'm trying not to use pharmicudical companies which will always promote their own drug and their target audience is usually adults or physicians. I'm really looking for a series of videos (10-14 of them dealing with depression, eating disorders, anger management, bipolar disorder) that are made for teenagers or children.

I have searched on the internet 4-6 hours and have found little. Most of the companies do a video for one topic or another but rarely have a series.

Thanks again for your suggestions, please keep them coming.

Have you tried this one? They have educational materials for adults and adolescents; you just need to scroll through the list. Most are free. I have another similar site, but couldn't attach it here; will do so on a separate post.

I have seen those series type videos for adults, our unit doesn't accept adolescents so we have little need for that.

http://store.mentalhealth.org/publications/ordering.aspx

Patty

[pattyjo, MSN, RN]

Thank you both for your input and directions, but I'm trying not to use pharmicudical companies which will always promote their own drug and their target audience is usually adults or physicians. I'm really looking for a series of videos (10-14 of them dealing with depression, eating disorders, anger management, bipolar disorder) that are made for teenagers or children.

I have searched on the internet 4-6 hours and have found little. Most of the companies do a video for one topic or another but rarely have a series.

Thanks again for your suggestions, please keep them coming.

http://store.health.org/catalog/