RT Book, Section A1 Wagers, Brian A1 Hariharan, Selena A2 Stone, C. Keith A2 Humphries, Roger L. A2 Drigalla, Dorian A2 Stephan, Maria SR Print(0) ID 1176580359 T1 Psychiatric Emergencies T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatric Emergency Medicine YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071799454 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176580359 RD 2024/03/29 AB Children present in increasing numbers to the emergency department with psychiatric-related complaints. An estimated 21% of children aged 9-17 years have an identifiable mental health disorder. There are several drivers behind the increase in psychiatric cases presenting to the emergency department, including increased demand for pediatric psychiatric services unable to be met in the outpatient arena, decreased comfort by primary care physicians with psychiatric conditions, decreased practitioners of child and adolescent psychiatry, and various cultural phenomena. The increase in children presenting with psychiatric disorders is also leading to an increase in children admitted for mental health reasons.