Black and Minority Youth More Likely to Face Forced Psychiatric Hospitalization
A new study examines disparities in forced psychiatric hospitalization in children and adolescents and offers guidance for future research.
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Disparities in involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations among racial and ethnic minorities and individuals with psychiatric diagnoses like psychosis are well documented in adults. However, there is a lack of research investigating inequalities in involuntary hospitalizations in children and adolescents.
A new review, published in
Lancet Child Adolescent Health, is the first to explore current international research of the clinical and social factors influencing involuntary hospitalizations in children and adolescents. The authors also offer suggestions about further avenues for future research.
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The Nurtured Heart Approach Instead of Drugs: An Interview with Howard Glasser
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This episode of “Mad in the Family” focuses on a non-drug method to bringing out the best in challenging children, particularly those diagnosed with “ADHD.” It is called the Nurtured Heart Approach® and its essence is that, in the words of our guest, “the same intensity that drives people crazy is actually the source of a child’s greatness.” He is the approach’s creator, family therapist Howard Glasser. Glasser has been called “one of the most influential living persons working to reduce children’s reliance on psychiatric medications” and is the author of the bestselling book,