title: Managing adolescent behavioural and mental health problems in the Emergency Department.
abstract: Children and young people with behavioural issues frequently present to Emergency Departments. These are complex cases, often with a long preceding history. Caring for them requires a structured approach to ensure safety for the patient and all those involved. The HEADSS assessment is used as a framework. The Emergency Department focuses on treatment of the acute behavioural issues in the least restrictive manner possible. Ongoing behavioural issues are managed with referral to community and specialist resources.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia.
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: McCaskill
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia.
authors.forename: Earle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Durheim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D000070316:Pediatric Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012017:Referral and Consultation
keywords: adolescent; behavioural; emergency medicine; psychiatry/mental health