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Collaborative Care in the Identification and Management of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults.

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Hua, LL; COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE,
Published in: Pediatrics
June 2021

Pediatricians are often the first physicians to encounter adolescents and young adults presenting with psychotic symptoms. Although pediatricians would ideally be able to refer these patients immediately into psychiatric care, the shortage of child and adolescent psychiatry services may sometimes require pediatricians to make an initial assessment or continue care after recommendations are made by a specialist. Knowing how to identify and further evaluate these symptoms in pediatric patients and how to collaborate with and refer to specialty care is critical in helping to minimize the duration of untreated psychosis and to optimize outcomes. Because not all patients presenting with psychotic-like symptoms will convert to a psychotic disorder, pediatricians should avoid prematurely assigning a diagnosis when possible. Other contributing factors, such as co-occurring substance abuse or trauma, should also be considered. This clinical report describes psychotic and psychotic-like symptoms in the pediatric age group as well as etiology, risk factors, and recommendations for pediatricians, who may be among the first health care providers to identify youth at risk.

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Pediatrics

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1098-4275

Publication Date

June 2021

Volume

147

Issue

6

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Psychotic Disorders
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Pediatrics
  • Patient Care Team
  • Humans
  • Adolescent
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
 

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Hua, L. L., & COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE, . (2021). Collaborative Care in the Identification and Management of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults. Pediatrics, 147(6). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-051486
Hua, Liwei L., and Liwei L. COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE. “Collaborative Care in the Identification and Management of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults.Pediatrics 147, no. 6 (June 2021). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-051486.
Hua, Liwei L., and Liwei L. COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE. “Collaborative Care in the Identification and Management of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults.Pediatrics, vol. 147, no. 6, June 2021. Pubmed, doi:10.1542/peds.2021-051486.

Published In

Pediatrics

DOI

EISSN

1098-4275

Publication Date

June 2021

Volume

147

Issue

6

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Psychotic Disorders
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Pediatrics
  • Patient Care Team
  • Humans
  • Adolescent
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences