An adolescent psychiatric unit for difficult medical patients.
While the combined psychiatric and medical treatment of patients is highly desirable, such treatment of more complex medical patients in a psychiatric milieu has been difficult to accomplish. This paper describes the creation of and experience with a psychiatric unit for adolescents with both difficult medical and psychiatric problems. Useful aspects of the structure of such a unit are discussed, and case examples are presented.
Raney
D
D
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado 80218.
Siegel
C H
CH
D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome