[Dangers and possible negative effects of inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric treatments--recognition and prevention].

Psychiatric hospitals for children and adolescents have for a period of time many possibilities of impact on their patients who cannot be treated successfully in other conditions. However, inpatient treatment may display unwanted effects, too, which compromise the treatment goals. Ten possible areas of unfavourable collusion occurring with patients and their families will be presented. Measures to prevent them will be proposed. The relative lack of reliable research data on how inpatient treatment works and on outcome will be mentioned. The knowledge of emotional pitfalls pointed out help clinicians to cope with clinical problems arising within this area.