Commentary on Hutton A (2008) An adolescent ward; ‘in name only ’ Journal of Clinical Nursing 17, 3142–3149.

The article presents the author's comments on the paper "An Adolescent Ward; 'In Name Only'," by A. Hutton, that was previously published in the journal. According to the author, Hutton's paper shows the application of power in the management of adolescents within a clinical area. He agrees with the situation highlighted by Hutton in which adolescent wards are seduced by the provision of adolescent facilities, manned by clinical staff to regulate and monitor adolescent behaviour.