Acute Psychiatric Hospital Treatment of Latency Age Children With Suicidal Behavior

Dr. Pfeffer states that although hospitalization is often considered the last resort in the treatment of emotional illnesses in children, it becomes the intervention of choice when there is a serious threat to life. She outlines three stages that occur during the hospital treatment process–the initial phase, the working-through phase, and the termination phase–using a case history for illustration. 11 ref. (NBB)