Raising the Bar: Growth of Specialized Hospital Psychiatric Units for Youths With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
The number of specialized inpatient psychiatric units for youths with NDDs in the United States has more than doubled since 2011, and the geographic distribution of these units has widened. Nationwide, units use similar treatment models to provide a distinct form of targeted patient care to meet the needs of this growing and unique population.
Authors
- Matthew Siegel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3457-8532)
- Patrick W. Romani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7722-4227)
- Martine Lamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5873-0813)
- Nichole Goldfeder
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240623
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31