2023
Demystifying treatment disposition patterns for psychiatrically high-risk youth referred for intensive outpatient psychiatric services: The role of demographics and telehealth
Kruger M, Barnes S, Childs A. Demystifying treatment disposition patterns for psychiatrically high-risk youth referred for intensive outpatient psychiatric services: The role of demographics and telehealth. Clinical Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2023, 28: 1435-1448. PMID: 36932876, DOI: 10.1177/13591045231165191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisposition patternsTreatment modalitiesHigh-risk youthOutpatient psychiatric treatmentOutpatient psychiatric servicesClinical outcomesTreatment referralTreatment completionCare settingsTelehealth modalitiesMultinomial logistic regressionPsychiatric servicesTreatment dispositionPsychiatric treatmentLogistic regressionPerson servicesTelehealthModalitiesFuture studiesTreatmentCurrent studyReferralIOPPersonsCourse
2022
How Is Everyone Doing? Baseline Psychological Distress and Adaptive Functioning Among Transgender, Nonbinary, and Cis Youth Presenting for Intensive Outpatient Psychiatric Services
Childs AW, Kaufman CC, Olezeski CL. How Is Everyone Doing? Baseline Psychological Distress and Adaptive Functioning Among Transgender, Nonbinary, and Cis Youth Presenting for Intensive Outpatient Psychiatric Services. Psychological Services 2022, 19: 541-550. PMID: 34292007, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentGender IdentityHumansMental Health ServicesOutpatientsPsychological DistressTransgender PersonsConceptsAdaptive functioningIntensive outpatient programBinary transgenderPsychiatric distressSelf-reported domainsBaseline psychological distressNonbinary youthPsychological inflexibilityGender diverse youthPsychosocial functioningPsychological distressYouth PresentingFunctioningDistressYouthMost ratingsFuture researchOutpatient programTransgender youthUnique needsPreliminary findingsHigh levelsOutpatient psychiatric servicesClinical implicationsArchival data
2021
Using a Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Model to Assess Telehealth for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services Among Special Populations During COVID-19 and Beyond
Li L, Childs AW. Using a Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Model to Assess Telehealth for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services Among Special Populations During COVID-19 and Beyond. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2021, 27: 245-253. PMID: 34398574, PMCID: PMC8318385, DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAgedCOVID-19HumansMental Health ServicesPatient SafetyPsychiatryQuality ImprovementSARS-CoV-2TelemedicineConceptsBehavioral health servicesHealth servicesSpecial populationsPsychiatric care needsMental health needsCoronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSustainability of telehealthCritical mental health needsCare needsHealth care landscapeHealth needsTelehealth servicesQuality improvement modelHealth care organizationsTelehealthCare organizationsCOVID-19Care landscapePopulationPandemicYouth populationCare
2020
Emergency conversion to telehealth in hospital-based psychiatric outpatient services: Strategy and early observations
Childs AW, Klingensmith K, Bacon SM, Li L. Emergency conversion to telehealth in hospital-based psychiatric outpatient services: Strategy and early observations. Psychiatry Research 2020, 293: 113425. PMID: 32862066, PMCID: PMC7443337, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory CareCOVID-19Hospitals, PsychiatricHumansMental Health ServicesPhysical DistancingQuarantineSARS-CoV-2TelemedicineConceptsIntensive outpatientAmbulatory servicesComplex patient populationPsychiatric outpatient servicesMental health servicesCritical mental health servicesMental health needsPatient populationEmergency conversionOutpatient servicesPhysical distancing guidelinesClinical protocolsHealth servicesHealth needsClinical settingInfectious spreadGroup-based servicesTelehealthCOVID-19Earlier observationsHelpful toolOutpatientsPatientsWorkforce trainingAction steps