Consulting to children in crisis.
Although community consultation is common for psychiatrists, such activity is usually carried out on an elective rather than emergency basis. In a world troubled by community disaster situations--children are often at risk. Psychiatrists, through the use of skillful crisis consultation, can be of great help to these young people. This report describes the effort of a mental health consultation team to meet the needs of a large population of children under acute stress.
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012036:Refugees; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology