Beyond the Bed: What Clinical and Non-clinical Factors Drive Length of Stay in Pediatric Psychiatry?
Sean T. Lynch,
Timothy D. Becker,
Parul Shanker,
Paige Staudenmaier,
Dalton Martin,
Alicia Leong,
Timothy Rice,
Division of Substance Use Disorders,
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians ,
New York State Psychiatric Institute,
New York,
Department of Psychiatry,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,
Mount Sinai Beth Israel,
Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center,
New York,
Department of Psychiatry,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,
Mount Sinai Hospital,
New York,
Department of Psychiatry,
New York Presbyterian Hospital,
Weill Cornell Medical College,
New York,
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
New York University Grossman School of Medicine,
New York,
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Division of Child ,
Adolescent Psychiatry,
Stanford University School of Medicine,
Department of Psychiatry,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,
Mount Sinai Morningside-West,
New York,
Department of Psychiatry,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,
New York,
Department of Psychiatry,
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians ,
New York State Psychiatric Institute,
New York
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Published online on January 27, 2026
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundRates of psychiatric disorders and related hospitalizations among youth in the United States have risen substantially over recent decades. Despite evidence supporting outpatient care, fewer than half of youth receive treatment. When outpatient ...