SPECIALIZED POPULATION CARE
Children and Adolescents with Psychiatric Emergencies
Gary Lelonek
Contents
- 16.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................276
- 16.2 The Rise of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergency Visits......................................276
- 16.3 The Emergency Department Assessment........................................................................277
- 16.3.1 Interview Considerations..................................................................................278
- 16.3.2 The Evaluation.................................................................................................278
- 16.4 Interventions..................................................................................................................278
- 16.5 Legal Issues.....................................................................................................................279
- 16.5.1 Child Abuse......................................................................................................280
- 16.6 Emergency Department Presentations............................................................................280
- 16.6.1 Agitation in the Emergency Department..........................................................280
- 16.6.2 Externalizing Behavioral Disorders ....................................................................281
- 16.6.3 High-Risk Behaviors......................................................................................... 282
- 16.6.4 Autism..............................................................................................................283
- 16.6.5 School Refusal .................................................................................................. 283
- 16.6.6 Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior................................................................ 283
- 16.6.7 Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors ........................................................................ 284
- 16.6.8 Depression ........................................................................................................ 285
- 16.6.9 Anxiety ............................................................................................................. 285
- 16.6.10 Psychosis........................................................................................................... 286
- 16.6.11 Hyperactivity.................................................................................................... 286
- 16.6.12 Eating Disorders ............................................................................................... 287
- 16.7 Conclusion..................................................................................................................... 287
References ............................................................................................................................... 287
Resource ................................................................................................................................. 288
