Emotional Dysregulation

This article highlights key considerations for the delivery of care to emotionally dysregulated youth with histories of trauma. An initial, trauma informed assessment is critical to identify those youth with emotional dysregulation best served by evidence-based, trauma-focused treatments trauma-informed approaches to severely emotionally dysregulated youth, including youth in in-patient and residential settings, can improve emotional and behavioral outbursts while maintaining the safety the milieu. Finally, incorporating awareness of trauma is considered when prescribing psychopharmacologic interventions in severely emotionally dysregulated youth.

Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America - February 15, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Brooks R. Keeshin, Beverly J. Bryant, Elizabeth R. Gargaro Source Type: research