Friday, October 5, 2012

Troubled kids in ER: Psych illness or just unruly?

 

 

Children in the United States visit emergency rooms as often as 825,000 times a year to urgently see a psychiatrist. Yet, many are actually there for behavioral issues, such as disruptive classroom behavior and running away, research shows.Children in the United States visit emergency rooms as often as 825,000 times a year to urgently see a psychiatrist. Yet, many are actually there for behavioral issues, such as disruptive classroom behavior and running away, research shows.



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