This study published in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry examines the child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient admissions, estimating the support costs before, during and after admission as well as the association between cost, needs, and outcomes. 

Beecham, J. K., Green, J., Jacobs, B. & Dunn, G. (2009). Cost variation in child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient treatment. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 18(9): 535-42. DOI: 10.1007/s00787-009-0008-9. http://www.springerlink.com/content/n863j5486528811x/

Authors: Jennifer K. Beecham, Jonathan Green, Brian Jacobs, Graham Dunn