| What do you believe meets the criteria for a mentally ill child to be hospitalized? I am wondering what the criteria is for a child with mental health issues/diagnoses to need an inpatient psychiatric hospitalization? Mental Health - 8 Answers  Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions : 1 : In my opinion, if they are starting to become dangerous, or too much for the parent/ care-taker to look after. That's about all I can think of. I hope it helped a little. 2 : For adults, it's when they are a danger to themselves or others. I would assume it's similar for kids. TX Mom 3 : The basic criteria for an official 72 hour "hold" is a danger to self or others. Also, in the case of any abuse, social services can step in the best interest of a child if the parent is not acting in this way. 4 : Same as it is for an adult.....risk of harm to themselfs or others. 5 : My husband works for the state taking care of the mentally handicapped, some of the houses are in a regular neighborhood but he works in a community of about 50 or so houses. When they are violent towards themselves or others they go to a special building to be watched, if they are extremely violent or, excuse me for saying, crazy as hell then they are hospitalized/put in an institution. So if the child is a danger to himself/herself or others. Talking to their doctor about their behavior you should be able to put them in a psychiatric ward. 6 : uncontrollable and violent, only a health care professional can determine that, the child needs to be examined for a condition to be diagnosed 7 : danger to self or others---cutting self, making physical threats to others, physically assaulting others (including biting, punching, hitting, etc.). 8 : When they can hurt another person or themselves. Also when they are becoming just too much for the adult/gaurdian/care giver to handle. Read more discussions :
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
What do you believe meets the criteria for a mentally ill child to be hospitalized
