ABSTRACT
There is growing concern regarding the current treatment of juvenile offenders within the justice system. Most mental health professionals would agree that it is best to adopt a rehabilitative approach toward delinquent youths, but current practices do not always follow this principle. Youth incarceration is a costly and often debilitative process. There is growing evidence for community-based alternatives that aim to rehabilitate juvenile delinquents. Some of these interventions have proved to be successful in the prevention of delinquent acts.
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Community Mental Health Services/methods , Evidence-Based Practice/methods , Juvenile Delinquency/rehabilitation , Psychotherapy/methods , Adolescent , HumansSubject(s)
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use , Aspirin/therapeutic use , Schizophrenia/drug therapy , Adolescent , Age of Onset , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/administration & dosage , Antipsychotic Agents/administration & dosage , Antipsychotic Agents/therapeutic use , Aripiprazole , Aspirin/administration & dosage , Drug Therapy, Combination , Humans , Male , Piperazines/administration & dosage , Piperazines/therapeutic use , Quinolones/administration & dosage , Quinolones/therapeutic useABSTRACT
Children with behavioral or psychiatric complaints are often evaluated in pediatric emergency room settings, and may present as agitated or violent at any point during the evaluation process. Emergency department-based practitioners should be aware of risk factors associated with agitation and should be able to assess the agitated patient in a timely fashion. Management may require the use of pharmacological agents that can mitigate agitation safely and effectively, thus ensuring good outcomes for patients and emergency department staff.
