Management of Complex Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders and High-Risk Behaviors in Adolescence
Abstract
Clinical Context
Background
High-Risk Behaviors
Substance Use
Disordered Eating
Sexual Behaviors
Suicide and Self-Harm
Risk factor for suicidal ideation | Risk factors for suicide attempts | Risk factors for suicide completion |
---|---|---|
Presence of a mood disorder | Suicidal ideationb | Firearms in the homeb |
Self-harm | Self-harmb | |
Hopelessness | Substance use (including cannabis use)b | |
Minority sexual or gender status | Environmental exposure to self-harm | |
Psychosis | Family history of suicide | |
Males | Suicide capabilityb | |
Media exposure to suicide | Impulsivity | |
Bullying (victim or perpetrator) | Excessive use of internet or social media | |
Excessive use of internet or social media | ||
Parental mental illness |
Treatment Strategies and Evidence
Assessment
Treatment Approaches
Suicide and Self-Harm
Substance Use
Disordered Eating
Sexual Behaviors
Questions and Controversy
Prescribing Antidepressants for Youths With Depression and Risk of Suicidality
Use of Off-Label Antipsychotics for Youths
Use of Mood Stabilizers for Youths
Case Discussion
Recommendations
Screen for Co-occurring Disorders
Understand Dynamic and Static Risk Factors for Youth Suicide
Reduce Access to Means for Suicide Completion
Monitor Social Media Usage by Youths at Risk for Suicide
Treat Mood Symptoms and Substance Use Concurrently
Create Treatment Teams and Psychoeducational Practices for Patients With Disordered Eating
Offer Sexual Health Psychoeducation and Regular STI Screening to Adolescents
Future Directions
References
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Information
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Keywords
Authors
Competing Interests
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