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Debate: The future of inpatient units – do we need them?
Author(s) -
Cotgrove Andy,
Northover Guy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/camh.12466
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , medline , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , medicine , nursing , political science , law
There will always be a need for some inpatient beds. However, in this paper we highlight some of the potential risks and harms from admission and suggest that for many children and young people intensive community interventions would result in better outcomes, improved patient experience and be more cost‐effective.