Incidence of mental health conditions following pediatric hospital admissions: analysis of a national database.

Introduction: Despite increasing survival of children following hospitalization, hospitalization may increase iatrogenic risk for mental health (MH) disorders, including acute stress, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, or depression. Using a population-based retrospective cohort study, we assessed the rates of new MH diagnoses during the 12 months after hospitalization, including the moderating effects of ICU exposure.

Study Design/methods: This was a retrospective case control study using the Truven Health Analytics insurance database.

Stress Symptoms Among Children and Their Parents After ICU Hospitalization.

Child survival after intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization has increased, yet many children experience acute stress that may precipitate mental/behavioral health comorbidities. Parents report stress after their child's hospitalization. Little is known about the individual and family characteristics that may moderate intergenerational relationships of acute stress.

Measuring Social Health Following Pediatric Critical Illness: A Scoping Review and Conceptual Framework.

Objective: Social health is an important component of recovery following critical illness as modeled in the pediatric Post-Intensive Care Syndrome framework. We conducted a scoping review of studies measuring social outcomes (measurable components of social health) following pediatric critical illness and propose a conceptual framework of the social outcomes measured in these studies.

Data Sources: PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Registry.