3.4 Managing Mental Health Crisis in ASD: Current Challenges

Previous research suggests that the prevalence of mental health crises is high among youth with ASD. Therefore, it is critical to understand whether child and adolescent psychiatrists are equipped to manage these challenging behaviors in their outpatient practice. To date, no study has examined chil...

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Published inJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 57; no. 10; pp. S273 - S274
Main Author Vasa, Roma A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Elsevier Inc 01.10.2018
Elsevier BV
Subjects
Autism
Behavior problems
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child psychiatrists
Management of crises
Mental health
Psychiatrists
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Summary:Previous research suggests that the prevalence of mental health crises is high among youth with ASD. Therefore, it is critical to understand whether child and adolescent psychiatrists are equipped to manage these challenging behaviors in their outpatient practice. To date, no study has examined child psychiatrists’ management of mental health crises among youth with ASD. The objectives of this study are as follows: 1) to present data on how child and adolescent psychiatrists manage mental health crises in youth with ASD in their outpatient practice; and 2) to discuss current strategies for preventing and managing mental health crises in this population.
ISSN:0890-8567
1527-5418
DOI:10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.632