RT Book, Section
A1 Wiemann, Constance M.
A1 Hergenroeder, Albert C.
A1 Garland, Beth H.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182922714
T1 Healthcare Transition from Pediatric to Adult-Based Care for Youth and Young Adults with Special Healthcare Needs
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182922714
RD 2024/04/23
AB Approximately  1  in  5  US  families  has  a  6-  to  21-year-old  with  a  chronic  illness.  With  advances  in  medicine  that  have  improved  the  outcome  for  children  with  chronic  illnesses,  90%  of  youth  with  special  healthcare  needs  of  a  physical  nature  will  enter  adulthood,  numbering  one-half  million  annually.  In  addition  to  physical  conditions,  there  are  an  estimated  600,000  16-  to  17-year-olds  in  the  United  States  with  a  serious  mental  illness.  In  fact,  a  number  of  chronic  and  severe  mental  health  diagnoses  (eg,  schizophrenia,  anxiety,  eating  disorders)  present  most  often  during  this  transition  age  period.