@article{ref1,
title="Pediatric Psychiatric Emergencies at a Tertiary Care Center in India",
journal="Indian pediatrics",
year="2020",
author="Singh, Swarndeep and Kumar, Saurabh and Deep, Raman",
volume="57",
number="12",
pages="1124-1126",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical profile and pattern of pediatric psychiatric emergency referrals at a tertiary-care center in India. METHOD: Retrospective chart review of emergency psychiatry records over a 13-month period (January, 2015-January, 2016). RESULTS: Pediatric psychiatric emergencies (n=65) (mean (SD) age, 14.2 (2.39) y) constituted 10% of all-age psychiatric emergencies. Risk of harm to self and/or others was seen in a third of patients (aggression, 18.5%; self-harm, 16.9%). Common psychiatric diagnoses were dissociative disorder (27.7%), mood disorders (9.3%) and psychotic disorders (7.7%). Compared to adult emergencies attended during same time period, pediatric group had more females (63.1% vs 47.4%; P=0.02), more patients with dissociative disorders (28.7% vs 8.2%; P<0.01) and absence of psychotropic medication prescriptions (36.9% vs 20.6%; P=0.003), while frequency of self-harm and aggression as a reason for presentation was similar to adults. CONCLUSION: The report helps to understand the service needs of younger age group presenting with psychiatric emergencies.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0019-6061",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}