Psychiatric Hospitalization and ASD

• By: Sophia Francis-Stewart, MD Katherine Cody, PsyD Natalia Appenzeller, PhD Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
• July 1st, 2014
• ASD/DD support, behavioral triggers, communication strategies, discharge planning, facility, family involvement, hospital, hospitalization, inpatient, outpatient care, psychiatric hospitalization, structured routine, teatment plan
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Admission to a psychiatric inpatient unit can have varying outcomes for a patient. The success of the admission is determined by the patient’s ability to function after discharge. During the course of treatment, it is important to prepare the patient for life after hospitalization. All members of...