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Romani, Patrick W., Banks, Tiffany, Barnes, Julia C., Murphy, James, Sannar, Elise M., Anderson, Tyler |
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Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health; 2021, Vol. 6 Issue 4, p447-458, 12p |
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Children with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) are more likely to have co-occurring mental health diagnoses and require hospitalization than their typically developing peers. Inpatient psychiatric treatment for this population can vary considerably and often include providers from numerous disciplines (e.g., psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers). We describe the results produced while treating this population of patients on a short-term inpatient and partial hospitalization psychiatric unit. By receiving multidisciplinary treatment from allied health professionals, including psychiatry, psychology, board-certified behavior analysts, and social work, we obtained an average reduction in problem behavior from admission to discharge from the psychiatric unit of 87.5%. Further statistical analysis of variables that may have contributed to this reduction in problem behavior did not show clear relations. That is, number of treatment sessions, number of medications, or behavioral function did not seem to differentially impact outcomes. This paper will describe the multidisciplinary treatment model and offer guidance to practitioners working with psychiatrically hospitalized youth with IDD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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