Psychological and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Youth with Serious Physical Illness
Title
Psychological and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Youth with Serious Physical Illness
Creator
Nibras S; Kentor R; Masood Y; Price K; Schneider NM; Tenenbaum RB; Calarge C
Identifier
Publisher
Children
Date
2022
Subject
anxiety; chronic illness; delirium; depression; medically; ill; palliative care; psychological distress
Description
An estimated one in six children in the United States suffers from a mental disorder, including mood, anxiety, or behavioral disorders. This rate is even higher in children with chronic medical illness. This manuscript provides a concise review of the symptoms that comprise mental conditions often observed in children with chronic illness or at the end of life. It further provides some guidance to help clinicians distinguish normative from pathological presentations. Evidence-based psychotherapy interventions, potentially applicable to the acute inpatient setting, are briefly summarized. Broad recommendations are made regarding both psychotherapeutic as well as pharmacotherapeutic interventions, with a review of common or serious medication side effects. Finally, delirium recognition and management are summarized.
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October 2022 List
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Citation
Nibras S; Kentor R; Masood Y; Price K; Schneider NM; Tenenbaum RB; Calarge C, “Psychological and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Youth with Serious Physical Illness,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed March 29, 2023, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/18389.