"Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment of Serious Behavioral Problems in Chil" by Briana J. Taylor, Kevin B. Sanders et al.
 

Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment of Serious Behavioral Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Specialized Versus General Inpatient Units.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2019

Institution/Department

Maine Medical Center Research Institute; Maine Behavioral Health

Journal Title

Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders

MeSH Headings

Autistic Disorder In Infancy and Childhood; Child Behavior Disorders Therapy; Inpatients; Hospital Units; Psychiatric Units; Treatment Outcomes Evaluation; Human; Psychiatric Patients; Psychiatric Care; Child, Preschool; Child; Adolescence; Young Adult; Adult; Scales; Chi Square Test; Child, Preschool: 2-5 years; Child: 6-12 years; Adolescent: 13-18 years; Adult: 19-44 years

Abstract

Psychiatric hospitalization of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is common, but there is little comparative information available on different psychiatric hospital treatment models. Children with ASD ages 4-20 were enrolled upon admission to either a specialized (N = 53) or a general child psychiatric unit (N = 27). Caregivers completed the Aberrant Behavioral Checklist-Irritability Sub-scale (ABC-I) at admission, discharge, and 2 months post-discharge and reported information on crisis service utilization 2 months post-discharge. Children treated in the specialized unit had lower ABC-I scores at discharge and 2 months post-discharge (F = 8.98, p = 0.003) and were significantly less likely to experience an ER visit within 2 months post-discharge (X2 = 5.51, p = 0.019). Specialized inpatient units may be more effective for children with ASD in need of psychiatric hospitalization.

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