Outcomes of Children Admitted to a Pediatric Observation Unit With a Psychiatric Comanagement Model

Rachel G Kasdin; Mary Rojas; William Bonadio; Manuella Zisu; Barbara Barnett; Yvette Calderon; Czer Anthoney E Lim

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1123

Outcomes of Children Admitted to a Pediatric Observation Unit With a Psychiatric Comanagement Model

JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Jul 1;178(7):718-719. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1123.

Authors

Rachel G Kasdin¹, Mary Rojas¹, William Bonadio², Manuella Zisu³, Barbara Barnett², Yvette Calderon², Czer Anthoney E Lim²

Affiliations

¹ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.

PMID: 38704864
PMCID: PMC11070937 (available on 2025-05-05)
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1123

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Plain language summary

This cohort study describes outcomes of children requiring admission for mental health emergencies who receive psychiatric cotreatment in a pediatric observation unit.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders* / epidemiology
Mental Disorders* / therapy
Retrospective Studies