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Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health Emergencies in the Emergency Medical Services System
Abstract
This Technical Report was revised. See https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-063256.: Emergency department (ED) health care professionals often care for patients with previously diagnosed psychiatric illnesses who are ill, injured, or having a behavioral crisis. In addition, ED personnel encounter children with psychiatric illnesses who may not present to the ED with overt mental health symptoms. Staff education and training regarding identification and management of pediatric mental health illness can help EDs overcome the perceived limitations of the setting that influence timely and comprehensive evaluation. In addition, ED physicians can inform and advocate for policy changes at local, state, and national levels that are needed to ensure comprehensive care of children with mental health illnesses. This report addresses the roles that the ED and ED health care professionals play in emergency mental health care of children and adolescents in the United States, which includes the stabilization and management of patients in mental health crisis, the discovery of mental illnesses and suicidal ideation in ED patients, and approaches to advocating for improved recognition and treatment of mental illnesses in children. The report also addresses special issues related to mental illness in the ED, such as minority populations, children with special health care needs, and children's mental health during and after disasters and trauma.
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“Emergency departments (EDs) are often the first point of care for children experiencing mental health emergencies, particularly when other services are inaccessible or unavailable (3).”
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“Youth who visit the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) represent a key group of children at risk for adverse health outcomes.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Dolan, M. A., Fein, J. A., & the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- ORCID
- Fein, Joel A.
- Venue
- Pediatrics
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Published
- 2011-05-01
- Volume
- 127
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- e1356-e1366
- ISSN
- 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-4275
- OpenAlex
- W2136773204
- Cited by
- 235
- References
- 100
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- adolescent mental health, emergency department, suicidal ideation, mental disorder screening, staff education and training, health policy advocacy, minority groups, children with special health care needs, disaster mental health, trauma, emergency medical services
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Medicine, Mental Disorders, Child, Child, Exceptional, Emergencies, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Service, Hospital, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Patient Care Team, Pediatrics, Suicide, Attempted, United States, Needs Assessment
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