2024
Reducing Pediatric Mental Health Boarding and Increasing Acute Care Access
Ibeziako P, Kaufman K, Campbell E, Zou B, Samsel C, Qayyum Z, Caracansi A, Ray A. Reducing Pediatric Mental Health Boarding and Increasing Acute Care Access. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2024, 65: 441-450. PMID: 38583523, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2024.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health boardingInpatient medical/surgical unitsHealth BoardLength of stayMedical/surgical unitsIntervention implementationBoarding patientsPediatric mental health crisisImprove accessEmergency departmentEvaluating outcomes of interventionsPediatric hospitalInpatient psychiatric bedsMental health emergenciesAcute care accessCrisis stabilization servicesMental health crisisAcute psychiatric servicesLevels of careTreatment programsOutcomes of interventionsPsychiatric treatment programsHiring additional staffAcute psychiatric treatmentAggressive behaviorPsychotropic Medication Administration in Pediatric Emergency Departments.
Foster A, Hoffmann J, Qayyum Z, Porter J, Monuteaux M, Hudgins J. Psychotropic Medication Administration in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics 2024, 153 PMID: 38487821, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-063730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED encountersMedication categoriesEmergency departmentPsychotropic medicationsMedication administrationQuality of careYouth aged 3Health information systemsPediatric Health Information SystemPsychotropic medication usePediatric emergency departmentProportion of encountersRetrospective cross-sectional studyBehavioral healthAdministration of psychotropic medicationsPsychotropic medication administrationAntianxiety medicationsMedication useED managementPractice patternsHospitalRegression modelsMedicationAged 3VisitsChallenges and Opportunities in Mental Health Care for Transitional Age Youth (TAY): Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kim H, Wilson C, Van Deusen T, Millard H, Qayyum Z, Parke S. Challenges and Opportunities in Mental Health Care for Transitional Age Youth (TAY): Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 14: 18-31. DOI: 10.2174/0122106766287773240110074140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransition age youthCenters for Disease Control and PreventionMental healthWorld Health OrganizationDelivery of psychiatric servicesMental health carePoor mental healthMental health measuresAge youthDisease Control and PreventionUnited StatesControl and PreventionCollege mental healthHealthcare deliveryHealth carePsychiatric servicesHealthcare systemHealth measuresEmergency departmentOutpatient settingNational emergencyPhysical abuseEmotional abuseCOVID-19Health Organization
2022
Presentation of Patients with Eating Disorders to a Pediatric Quaternary-Level Care Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Lurie M, Sideridis G, Qayyum Z. Presentation of Patients with Eating Disorders to a Pediatric Quaternary-Level Care Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Psychiatric Quarterly 2022, 93: 935-946. PMID: 36044107, PMCID: PMC9428383, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-022-09999-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresentation of patientsEmergency departmentICD9/ICD10 codesSubsequent retrospective chart reviewUS pediatric emergency departmentsMental health visitsPercentage of patientsRetrospective chart reviewEmergency department utilizationPediatric emergency departmentNumber of patientsElectronic medical record systemChart reviewMedical record systemHealth visitsCare centerICD10 codesPatientsOverall visitsDisorder presentationsDisorder diagnosisDisordersEating DisordersPresenting problemSame time frame
2021
17.5 Presentation of Patients with Eating Disorders to the Boston Children’s Hospital Emergency Department during THE COVID-19 Pandemic
Lurie M, Qayyum Z. 17.5 Presentation of Patients with Eating Disorders to the Boston Children’s Hospital Emergency Department during THE COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 60: s193. PMCID: PMC8502544, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.09.186.Peer-Reviewed Original Research