Evaluating Adolescent Patient Outcomes and Staff Member Injuries at a General Psychiatric Inpatient Unit.

Patrick W Romani, Ava Anjom, Tyler Anderson, Merlin Ariefdjohan

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Patrick W RomaniDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7722-4227

Ava AnjomDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.

Tyler AndersonDepartment of Counseling Psychology, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO 80639, USA.

Merlin AriefdjohanDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-7219-8348

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Abstract

Short-term pediatric psychiatric hospitalization is used to manage acute-crisis behaviors. Few studies have detailed their clinical model and key metrics such as patient behavioral health outcomes and staff experience. This study describes a model which emphasizes group therapy based on dialectical behavior therapy during brief inpatient stays (average length of stay of 8 days). The study variables assessed included patient symptoms of depression, anxiety, and anger at discharge, patient satisfaction, and staff safety. The program produced significant improvements in adolescent depression, anxiety, and anger, and patients reported high satisfaction with the services received. However, there was a high rate of staff injuries, correlated with staffing ratios and the time of day. The key findings from this study demonstrate the effectiveness of brief inpatient programs and highlight variables that may impact staff experiences on these units, which could serve as further discussion points to improve clinical care.

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dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)psychiatric inpatient unitpsychological assessmentstaff member injury

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PMID39335953

DOI10.3390/bs14090737

PMCPMC11429433

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