Eleanor Keiller, Saba Masood, Ben Hoi-Ching Wong, Cerian Avent, Kofi Bediako, Rebecca Margaret Bird, Isabel Boege, Marta Casanovas, Veronika Beatrice Dobler, Maya James, Jane Kiernan, Maria Martinez-Herves, Thinh Vinh Thanh Ngo, Ana Pascual-Sanchez, Izabela Pilecka, Paul L Plener, Karin Prillinger, Isabelle Sabbah Lim, Tania Saour, Nidhita Singh, Eirini Skouta, Mariana Steffen, Jovanka Tolmac, Hemma Velani, Ruth Woolhouse, Toby Zundel, Dennis Ougrin
BACKGROUND: Children and young people's (CYP) mental health is worsening, and an increasing number are seeking psychiatric and mental health care. Whilst many CYPs with low-to-medium levels of psychiatric distress can be treated in outpatient services, CYPs in crisis often require inpatient hospital treatment. Although necessary in many cases, inpatient care can be distressing for CYPs and their families. Amongst other things, inpatient stays often isolate CYPs from their support networks and disrupt their education...
August 10, 2023: BMC Medicine