Identifying mental health symptoms in children and youth in residential and in-patient care settings

Identifying mental health symptoms in children and youth in residential and in-patient care settings

Author:
Publication type: 
Journal Article
Year: 
2015
InterRAI Authors: 
Journal/Series title: 
Healthc Manage Forum
Volume number: 
28
Issue: 
4
Pages: 
150-6
ISSN/ISBN: 
0840-4704 (Print) 0840-4704 (Linking)
Abstract: 

This study demonstrates the use of the interRAI assessment instruments to examine mental health symptoms in children and adults within residential and in-patient care settings. Regardless of service setting, children exhibited more harm to self and others than adults. Children in adult in-patient beds were more likely to exhibit suicide and self-harm and less likely to exhibit harm to others compared to children in child-specific service settings. Implications related to service system improvements are discussed.