Does Pro Re Nata Oral Medication Shorten Outburst Duration in Children? uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We report a prospective, naturalistic, institutional review board-approved study of 104 children ages 5-12 in a psychiatric hospital, of whom 59 were treated with oral PRN medications per parent/guardian-consent, given at nursing discretion, with physicians informed subsequently, and intramuscular STAT medication and/or seclusion/restraint/holds (S/R/H) in dangerous situations when oral medication failed. Intramuscular STAT medication and/or S/R/H were ordered by physicians with parents informed subsequently. The outcome of interest was the duration of the outburst and whether this differed by PRN medication.

publication date

  • October 4, 2021

Research

keywords

  • Hospitals, Psychiatric
  • Mental Disorders

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85123199100

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.09.415

PubMed ID

  • 34619290

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 61

issue

  • 2