RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Child psychiatric disorders among primary mental health service attenders.
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 214
OP 216
VO 53
IS 488
A1 Jon Arcelus
A1 Panos Vostanis
YR 2003
UL http://bjgp.org/content/53/488/214.abstract
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.