Predictors of psychiatric boarding in the pediatric emergency department: Implications for emergency care

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 483-489

  Wharff, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Ginnis, Katherine B ^a,b   Ross, Abigail M ^c   Blood, Emily A ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis intervention; Emergency psychiatry; Inpatient hospitalization; Psychiatric care delivery

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EATING DISORDER; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHIATRIC BOARDING; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960007956     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31821d8571     Document Type: Article

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