PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jon Arcelus
AU  - Panos Vostanis
TI  - Child psychiatric disorders among primary mental health service attenders.
DP  - 2003 Mar 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 214--216
VI  - 53
IP  - 488
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/53/488/214.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/53/488/214.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2003 Mar 01; 53
AB  - The aim of this study was to establish the range of psychiatric disorders and psychiatric comorbidity among children and adolescents attending a primary mental health service (PMHS). The main psychiatric diagnostic categories were: oppositional defiant disorders (ODDs) (75.3%), anxiety disorders (36.1%), mood disorders (35.1%), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHDs) (28.9%). The study found high rates (61.8%) of psychiatric comorbidity. It concludes that training in the recognition of likely psychiatric comorbidity in this population is essential for professionals working in the interface between primary and specialist services.