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An Examination of Emergency Department Pediatric Psychiatric Services.
- Source :
- Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research; Oct2010, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p412-426, 15p, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to explore the structure, process, and outcomes of emergency department (ED) psychiatric services that are available to children who present with behavioral health problems. The author designed and employed a 33-item survey for data collection. All nonfederal EDs in one southeastern state ( N = 68) were solicited to participate. Descriptive analyses including ANOVAs, t tests, and chi-squares summarized sample characteristics and group differences by ED pediatric psychiatric service (EDPPS) arrangement. Thirty-four hospitals participated, sharing similar organizational characteristics with nonresponders except that participating hospitals were significantly more likely to have inpatient psychiatric services. The survey successfully captured data confirming that EDs use a range of strategies to manage children with behavioral health problems, raising concerns about the suitability of such service variation. These results highlight the need for further research that examines the association of EDPPS structure and process with patient and organizational outcomes to inform quality improvements in pediatric behavioral healthcare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHILD psychiatry
MENTAL health services
HOSPITAL care
PEDIATRICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10943412
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 53780526
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-009-9189-8