Healio (5/23, Mahoney) reported a study found that “adolescents with mental health issues who were admitted to a pediatric inpatient psychiatry unit experienced significant improvements in depression, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and anxiety.” Researchers observed “that the patients experienced improvements in all the measured outcomes from admission to discharge.” They saw a “large effect size for depression as per” the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Adolescent 17‐item Self‐Report and “a moderate effect size for emotional regulation as per” the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form. In addition, they “observed smaller effect sizes” for anxiety, quality of life, and family functioning. The study was published in Psychiatric Research & Clinical Practice
Related Links:
— “Pediatric inpatient psychiatry units effective for adolescents with severe mental illness,” Moira Mahoney, Healio, May 23, 2025