title: Optimal length of stay in child and adolescent psychiatric hospitalization: a study of clinical opinion.
abstract: Factors contributing to clinical recommendations for length of hospitalization for children and adolescents were investigated. Diagnosis, chronicity, severity of symptoms, response to prior treatment, and family resources were found to relate strongly to length-of-stay recommendations. Guidelines representing the consensus of experienced clinicians are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Ks.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coyne
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000639:trends*; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends; D010553:Personality Development; D012931:Social Environment