Published in:
01-04-2018
Psychiatric Hospitalization Among Adolescents
Authors:
Marina Lalayants, PhD, Minseop Kim, PhD, Jonathan D. Prince, PhD
Published in:
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
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Issue 2/2018
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Excerpt
About one in five adolescents has psychiatric disorders that are serious enough to disrupt normal life functioning.
1 Since youth with such problems may need intensive treatment, hospitalization continues to be an important part of mental health service provision. However, little is known about inpatient care for this population. Existing research has yielded inconsistent findings. …