title: Challenges of managing pediatric mental health crises in the emergency department.
abstract: Children with mental health problems are increasingly being evaluated and treated in pediatric clinical settings. This article focuses on the epidemiology, evaluation, and management of the 2 most common pediatric mental health emergencies, suicidal and homicidal/aggressive patients, as well as the equally challenging population of children with autism or other developmental disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA. Electronic address: Thomas_Chun@brown.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
authors.forename: Emily R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.affiliation: Bellevue Hospital Children's Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, 462 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gerson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000628:therapy; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Autism; Developmental disorders; Pediatric; Psychiatric emergency