title: Pediatric emergencies in children with psychiatric conditions.
abstract: This article reviews special considerations for children with psychiatric conditions when they present with pediatric emergencies. The review spans a variety of scientific disciplines and attempts to integrate information that is not usually available to the emergency practitioner from a single source; the intent is not to be exhaustive on any particular topic but to organize what is most relevant to pediatric emergency care. Topics that are discussed include: 1) a brief review of true psychiatric emergencies, 2) side effects of psychotropic medications that have direct implications for emergency assessment and management, 3) neurologic disorders that present with psychiatric manifestations, and 4) psychiatric disorders that present with somatic manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sater
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Constantino
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010372:Pediatrics; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs