Inpatient Psychiatry, An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Book excerpt: In this issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Manan Shah, Adefolake Akinsanya, Ronald H. Lee, and Arachchige P. Muthukuda bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Inpatient Psychiatry. Top experts in the field discuss inpatient care for children and adolescent patients, including assessment, treatment, and management. Articles highlight measurement-based care, treatment planning, the role of pharmacists, and more - Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including how managed care has changed the practice of inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry; the role of the pharmacist on an inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry unit; development of a patient guidebook for inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry units; measurement-based care on child and adolescent inpatient units; telepsychiatry for inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry in the context of COVID-19; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on inpatient psychiatry, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.