TY - JOUR PY - 2015// TI - Challenges of managing pediatric mental health crises in the emergency department JO - Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America A1 - Chun, Thomas H. A1 - Katz, Emily R. A1 - Duffy, Susan J. A1 - Gerson, Ruth S. SP - 21 EP - 40 VL - 24 IS - 1 N2 - Children with mental health problems are increasingly being evaluated and treated in pediatric clinical settings. This article focuses on the epidemiology, evaluation, and management of the 2 most common pediatric mental health emergencies, suicidal and homicidal/aggressive patients, as well as the equally challenging population of children with autism or other developmental disabilities.

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LA - en SN - 1056-4993 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2014.09.003 ID - ref1 ER -