作者: John S. Lyons , Cassandra L. Kisiel , Mina Dulcan , Robert Cohen , Pat Chesler
关键词: Risk behavior 、 Poison control 、 Occupational safety and health 、 Human factors and ergonomics 、 Mental health 、 Psychiatry 、 Standardized test 、 Injury prevention 、 Suicide prevention 、 Medicine
摘要: We investigated the clinical characteristics and placement decisions among a group of children who were wards state had been evaluated for crisis assessment. The sample consisted 383 adolescents (ages 2-20 years) Illinois Department Children Family Services (DCFS). This study retrospectively reviewed symptoms, risk factors, functioning co-morbid variables, or system these using structured assessment tool, Childhood Severity Psychiatric Illness (CSPI). Results indicated that behaviors as rated on CSPI, including suicidality, dangerousness, runaway tendency, significant predictors psychiatric hospitalization. importance more widespread usage standardized tools in evaluating children's mental health needs is discussed.