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Simmel C, Bowden CF, Neese-Todd S, Hyde J, Crystal S. Antipsychotic treatment for youth in foster care: Perspectives on improving youths' experiences in providing informed consent. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY 2021; 91:258-270. [PMID: 33983774 DOI: 10.1037/ort0000532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The disproportionate prescribing of high-risk antipsychotic medication for youth in foster care is a significant social problem across the U.S. This qualitative study examined stakeholder perceptions of prescribing, being prescribed, or overseeing prescriptions for youth in foster care. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with clinicians, child welfare caseworkers, foster caregivers, and foster care alumni. The overall aim was to systematically explore their understanding of and experiences with the Informed Consent to treatment and shared decision-making processes related to prescribing and monitoring of antipsychotic medications for youth in foster care. Participants were recruited from around the country; data collection using structured interview or focus group guides occurred via telephone and web-based formats. This study is rooted in the lived experiences of stakeholders in addressing recent federal legislative mandates and guidelines for the oversight and co-ordination of mental health service delivery to youth in foster care. Numerous themes emerged that provide context in employing a team-based approach for youth engaged with multiple child-serving systems. Eight themes emerged that illustrate the necessary components of successfully implementing Informed Consent and shared decision-making as well as the barriers and concerns germane to this process. The findings address the nuanced complexity of and tensions with the trade-offs inherent in delivering mental health care to youth involved in foster care. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System and Section General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
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- Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research and School of Social Work, Rutgers University
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White LM, Aalsma MC, Salyers MP, Hershberger AR, Anderson VR, Schwartz K, Dir AL, McGrew JH. Behavioral Health Service Utilization Among Detained Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis of Prevalence and Potential Moderators. J Adolesc Health 2019; 64:700-708. [PMID: 31122506 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Utilization of behavioral health treatment services among adolescents who have been detained or incarcerated within the juvenile justice system is poorly understood, with estimated utilization rates varying widely across studies. This meta-analysis was conducted to review and synthesize the literature on the prevalence of service utilization among this population. METHODS Data from 27 studies of 28 distinct samples were abstracted and coded. A meta-analysis was conducted to calculate individual prevalence estimates of behavioral health service utilization, which were combined using random effects models. A moderator analysis was also conducted. RESULTS Prevalence effect sizes (pr) for service utilization were low, with effect sizes pr = 33.1% for mental health services, pr = 27.95% for substance use-related services, and pr = 45.32% for unspecified services. The moderator analysis showed significant heterogeneity in prevalence of behavioral health service utilization. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest limited service utilization by adolescents who had been detained or incarcerated, whether assessed before, during, or after confinement. Future research should focus on assessing the quality of, and youth access to, behavioral health services within and outside of juvenile justice facilities. Improved programs to ensure consistent treatment for previously detained or incarcerated adolescents are warranted.
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- Laura M White
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indianapolis.
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- Department of Psychology, Purdue School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indianapolis
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- Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indianapolis
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- Department of Psychology, Purdue School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Splett JW, George MW, Zaheer I, Weist MD, Evans SW, Kern L. Symptom Profiles and Mental Health Services Received Among Referred Adolescents. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12310-017-9244-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Most children and adolescents across the USA fail to receive adequate mental health services, especially in rural or underserved communities. The supply of child and adolescent psychiatrists is insufficient for the number of children in need of services and is not anticipated to grow. This calls for novel approaches to mental health care. Telemental health (TMH) offers one approach to increase access. TMH programmes serving young people are developing rapidly and available studies demonstrate that these services are feasible, acceptable, sustainable and likely as effective as in-person services. TMH services are utilized in clinical settings to provide direct care and consultation to primary care providers (PCPs), as well as in non-traditional settings, such as schools, correctional facilities and the home. Delivery of services to young people through TMH requires several adjustments to practice with adults regarding the model of care, cultural values, participating adults, rapport-building, pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. Additional infrastructure accommodations at the patient site include space and staffing to conduct developmentally appropriate evaluations and treatment planning with parents, other providers, and community services. For TMH to optimally impact young people's access to mental health care, collaborative models of care are needed to support PCPs as frontline mental health-care providers, thereby effectively expanding the child and adolescent mental health workforce.
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- Nicole E Gloff
- a Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore , Maryland
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- b Denver Health Medical Center , Colorado.,c Children's Hospital Colorado , University of Colorado Hospital, University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora , Colorado.,d Department of Psychiatry , University of Colorado School of Medicine
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- d Department of Psychiatry , University of Colorado School of Medicine.,e Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , University of Colorado School of Medicine.,f American Indian and Alaska Native Health , Colorado School of Public Health , Aurora , Colorado
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- g School of Medicine , University of Washington.,h Telemental Health Service, Seattle Children's Services , Seattle , Washington , USA
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Merlevede S, Vander Laenen F, Cappon L. The blurred vision of Lady Justice for minors with mental disorders: records of the juvenile court in Belgium. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY 2014; 37:198-209. [PMID: 24268460 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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PURPOSE This study examined (1) the information present in juvenile court records in Belgium (Flanders) and (2) whether there are differences in information between records that mention a mental disorder and those that do not. METHOD The file study sample included 107 court records, and we used a Pearson's chi-square test and a t-test to analyze the information within those records. RESULTS Information in juvenile court records varied considerably. This variability was evident when we compared juvenile court records with and without mention of a mental disorder. Significantly more information about school-related problems, the functioning of the minor, and the occurrence of domestic violence was included in records that mentioned a mental disorder compared with records that did not. CONCLUSION The content of the juvenile court records varied, particularly with regard to the mental health status of the minor in question. We suggest guidelines to standardize the information contained in juvenile court records.
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- Sofie Merlevede
- Ghent University, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Institute of International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Universiteitstraat 4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Ghent University, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Institute of International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Universiteitstraat 4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Ghent University, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Institute of International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Universiteitstraat 4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to examine how access factors affect prescribing practices of psychotropic medications among pediatricians. More specifically, the aim of the current study was to examine differences in the treatment of mental and behavioral health problems among children and adolescents across small nonmetropolitan, regional, metropolitan, and urban settings across the United States. METHOD A total of 516 pediatricians working in outpatient clinics located in 12 US states, 3 in each of the following regions: New England, the Plains, the Pacific Northwest, and the South completed surveys on their prescription practices for children and adolescents with mental and behavioral health needs. RESULTS Findings indicate that pediatricians in small nonmetropolitan settings with populations of fewer than 20,000 prescribe antidepressants; antianxiety, antipanic, and antiobsessive medication; antipsychotics; and mood stabilizers significantly more frequently than their counterparts in urban, metropolitan, and regional settings. CONCLUSION Implications of these findings for clinical practice and training are discussed.
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Winstanley EL, Steinwachs DM, Stitzer ML, Fishman MJ. Adolescent Substance Abuse and Mental Health: Problem Co-Occurrence and Access to Services. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2012; 21:310-322. [PMID: 24532964 DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2012.709453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The purpose of this study is to identify factors associated with adolescent alcohol or drug (AOD) abuse/dependence, mental health and co-occurring problems; as well as factors associated with access to treatment. This is a secondary analysis of data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 2000. The 12-month prevalence rate of adolescents with only mental health problems was 10.8%, 5.1% had only AOD abuse/dependence only, and 2.7% had co-occurring problems. Approximately 15% of youth reported receiving behavioral health treatment in the past 12 months. Several factors associated with having behavioral health problems and receiving treatment are presented.
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA ; Mountain Manor Treatment Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Green CA, Wisdom JP, Wolfe L, Firemark A. Engaging Youths with Serious Mental Illnesses in Treatment: STARS Study Consumer Recommendations. Psychiatr Rehabil J 2012; 35:360-368. [PMID: 23116376 PMCID: PMC3536447 DOI: 10.1037/h0094494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify better methods of engaging youths in mental health services by asking experienced mental health consumers for suggestions for clinicians. METHODS 177 members of an integrated health plan, ranging in age from 16-84 years and diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or affective psychosis, completed four in-depth semistructured interviews over 24 months as part of a study of recovery from serious mental illness. We transcribed and coded interviews, extracted a set of common themes addressing consumer recommendations to clinicians, and compared these themes across age groups. RESULTS Five primary themes emerged in participants' recommendations: (1) use an age-appropriate approach that reflects youth culture and lifestyles; (2) foster development of autonomy; (3) take a personal, rather than diagnostic, approach; (4) be empathetic and authentic; and (5) create a safe and supportive environment. Consumers age 30 and older described three additional areas in which clinicians could contribute to youths' well being: (1) help find the right diagnosis and the right medication, (2) counsel youths to avoid using alcohol and drugs, and (3) take steps to help prevent social isolation. CONCLUSIONS Study findings suggest that many strategies recommended for working with adults may benefit young people, but that developmentally appropriate modifications to these approaches are needed to foster treatment engagement among youths.
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- Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest
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Lindsey MA, Gilreath TD, Thompson R, Graham JC, Hawley KM, Weisbart C, Browne D, Kotch JB. Influence of caregiver network support and caregiver psychopathology on child mental health need and service use in the LONGSCAN study. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW 2012; 34:924-932. [PMID: 23175595 PMCID: PMC3500963 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Using structural equation modeling, this study examined the relationship of caregiver network support on caregiver and child mental health need, as well as child mental health service use among 1075 8-year-old children participating in the LONGSCAN study. The final model showed acceptable fit (χ(2) = 301.476, df = 136, p<0.001; RMSEA = 0.052; CFI = 0.95). Caregiver and child mental health needs were positively related. As predicted, caregiver network support exerted a protective effect, with greater levels of caregiver network support predictive of lower caregiver and child need. Contrary to prediction, however, caregiver network support was not directly related to child service use. Higher child need was directly related to child service use, especially among children whose caregivers had mental health problems. The findings appear to indicate that lower levels of caregiver network support may exert its impact on child service use indirectly by increasing caregiver and child need, rather than by directly increasing the likelihood of receiving services, especially for African American children.
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- Michael A. Lindsey
- School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, United States
- School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, United States
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- Juvenile Protective Association, Chicago, United States
- University of Illinois, Chicago, United States
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, United States
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- School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, United States
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- School of Social Work, Norfolk State University, United States
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- School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
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Anyanwu E. Cost-effective management of psychiatric and mental health disorders in the community relative to institution alis ation. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2011; 10:305-320. [PMID: 22912180 DOI: 10.1515/ijamh.1998.10.4.305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Chuang E, Wells R. The role of interagency collaboration in facilitating receipt of behavioral health services for youth involved with child welfare and juvenile justice. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW 2010; 32:1814-1822. [PMID: 21076622 PMCID: PMC2976554 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Unmet need for behavioral health care is a serious problem for crossover youth, or those simultaneously involved with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Although a large percentage of crossover youth are serious emotionally disturbed, relatively few receive necessary behavioral health services. Few studies have examined the role of interagency collaboration in facilitating behavioral health service access for crossover youth. This study examined associations for three dimensions of collaboration between local child welfare and juvenile justice agencies - jurisdiction, shared information systems, and overall connectivity - and youths' odds of receiving behavioral health services. Data were drawn from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, a national survey of families engaged with the child welfare system. Having a single agency accountable for youth care increased youth odds of receiving outpatient and inpatient behavioral health services. Inter-agency sharing of administrative data increased youth odds of inpatient behavioral health service receipt. Clarifying agency accountability and linking databases across sectors may improve service access for youth involved with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
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- Emmeline Chuang
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States.
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States.
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Dion J, Kennedy A, Cloutier P, Gray C. Evaluating Crisis Intervention Services for Youth within an Emergency Department: A View from Within. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/13575271003789356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ozechowski TJ, Waldron HB. Assertive outreach strategies for narrowing the adolescent substance abuse treatment gap: implications for research, practice, and policy. J Behav Health Serv Res 2010; 37:40-63. [PMID: 18690540 PMCID: PMC2807895 DOI: 10.1007/s11414-008-9136-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2007] [Accepted: 05/29/2008] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In any given year, only about 10% of the nearly two million adolescents exhibiting substance abuse or dependence in the United States receive substance abuse treatment. Given this state of affairs, it is unlikely that the massive effort and expenditure of resources over the past decade on developing, testing, and disseminating effective treatments for adolescent substance abuse will have an appreciable impact on the prevalence of substance use disorders among the adolescent population. In order to substantially diminish the pervasive gap between levels of need for and utilization of adolescent substance abuse treatment, specialized assertive outreach strategies may be needed. This paper outlines a framework for assertive outreach for adolescents with substance use disorders and proposes specific types of strategies for identifying and enrolling such adolescents into treatment. Implications for practice and policy pertaining to adolescent substance abuse treatment service delivery are considered.
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Myers KM, Valentine JM, Melzer SM. Child and adolescent telepsychiatry: utilization and satisfaction. Telemed J E Health 2008; 14:131-7. [PMID: 18361702 DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Access to psychiatric care for children and adolescents is limited outside of urban areas. Telepsychiatry provides one mechanism to bring needed services to youth. This investigation examines whether telepsychiatry could be successful in providing needed services. Using interactive video teleconferencing at 384 kilobits per second, psychiatrists based at a regional childrens hospital provided consultation and management services to patients at 4 sites across Washington State located 75150 miles from the childrens hospital. Twelve-month review of billing records provided utilization data. Surveys of parents satisfaction over 12 months examined whether parents would accept and be satisfied with the care rendered to their children. Over the study year, 387 telepsychiatry visits were provided to 172 youth 221 years old with a mean of 2.25 visits per patient. The demographic and diagnostic profile of this sample was consistent with usual outpatient mental health samples. Parents endorsed high satisfaction with their childrens telepsychiatric care, with an indication of increasing satisfaction upon return appointments. Parents demonstrated some differential satisfaction, tending to higher satisfaction with their school-aged childrens care and lower satisfaction with their adolescents care. Telepsychiatry offered through a regional childrens hospital was well utilized and parents were highly satisfied with their childrens care. The stage is now set for integrating telepsychiatry into a system of care that meets youths overall needs and for controlled studies demonstrating the efficacy of telepsychiatry with youth.
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- Kathleen M Myers
- Childrens Hospital and Regional Medical Center (CHRMC), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Smith K, Siddarth P, Zima B, Sankar R, Mitchell W, Gowrinathan R, Shewmon A, Caplan R. Unmet mental health needs in pediatric epilepsy: insights from providers. Epilepsy Behav 2007; 11:401-8. [PMID: 17870672 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2007] [Revised: 05/12/2007] [Accepted: 05/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Eighteen pediatric neurologists and 18 pediatricians completed a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire on their knowledge of, attitudes toward, and management of the behavioral, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of pediatric epilepsy, before and after a lecture on this topic. They also responded to questions about possible barriers to mental health care of children with epilepsy. The brief educational intervention modified the knowledge/attitudes of pediatricians compared with pediatric neurologists on the impact of epilepsy on behavior and cognition in children with epilepsy. However, there were no between-group differences in how providers perceived their competence to assess behavioral and cognitive comorbid conditions in pediatric epilepsy. Responses to open-ended questions suggested insufficient mental health coverage for and expertise on pediatric epilepsy, resistance of mental health clinicians to treat children with epilepsy, and the stigma of mental health as possible barriers to mental health care in children with epilepsy. In addition to the need for provider education about the behavioral and cognitive comorbid conditions of pediatric epilepsy, these findings emphasize the importance of examining alternative routes to increasing mental health care for children with epilepsy.
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- Kimberly Smith
- Department of Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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BACKGROUND The Norwegian 10 year mental health plan identifies important roles for public health nurses in the early identification, care and referral of children and adolescents with mental health problems. This study aims to identify the extent to which public health nurses are meeting these needs. METHOD Over a 4 week period the mental health needs of 3065 children who were seen by publich health nurses were identified. RESULTS Achieving the ongoing Norwegian mental health plan may require better access to trained professionals in the public health sector, further expansion of specialised mental health services, and efforts to improve inter-agency collaboration.
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Encrenaz G, Messiah A. Lifetime psychiatric comorbidity with substance use disorders: does healthcare use modify the strength of associations ? Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2006; 41:378-85. [PMID: 16479324 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-006-0039-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The frequent psychiatric comorbidity among subjects with a substance use disorder (SUD) can be explained by an increased vulnerability to problematic drug use among subjects with a non-substance-related psychiatric disorder (NSRPD). The care of this disorder should then reduce the likelihood of a secondary SUD. OBJECTIVE To examine how healthcare use for psychological symptoms modifies the lifetime association between SUD and NSRPD. METHODS Two hundred and twenty four students were evaluated for mental disorders and healthcare use. Mental disorders were assessed with the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Healthcare use included consultations with a general practitioner (GP), a psychiatrist or a psychologist. The lifetime occurrence of a SUD was analysed by lifetime number of NSRPD and healthcare use for psychological symptoms. Analyses were adjusted on gender, university affiliation, living environment and temperament and character dimensions. RESULTS Compared to subjects without NSRPD, those with at least two NSRPD who did not use healthcare were more likely to have had a lifetime SUD (OR = 3.9). By contrast, those who had only one NSRPD seemed to be as likely as those with no NSRPD to have had a SUD. DISCUSSION These results suggest a decreased probability of SUD among subjects with several NSRPD who used healthcare. Due to the cross-sectional design of this study, causal inferences cannot be drawn. This analysis shows the importance, however, of taking healthcare use into account in comorbidity studies.
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- Gaelle Encrenaz
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Unité 593 Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France.
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Teplin LA, Abram KM, McClelland GM, Washburn JJ, Pikus AK. Detecting mental disorder in juvenile detainees: who receives services. Am J Public Health 2005; 95:1773-80. [PMID: 16186454 PMCID: PMC1449435 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2005.067819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We determined whether or not juvenile detainees with major mental disorders received treatment, and the variables that predicted who received services. METHODS Our sample was 1829 randomly selected juvenile detainees taking part in the Northwestern Juvenile Project. To determine need for mental health services, independent interviewers administered the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children and rated functional impairment using the Child Global Assessment Scale. Records on service provision were obtained from the juvenile justice and public health systems. RESULTS Among detainees who had major mental disorders and associated functional impairments, 15.4% received treatment in the detention center and 8.1% received treatment in the community by the time of case disposition or 6 months, whichever came first. Significantly more girls than boys were detected and treated. Receiving treatment was predicted by clinical variables (having a major mental disorder or reported treatment history or suicidal behavior) and demographic variables. CONCLUSIONS The challenge to public health is to provide accessible, innovative, and effective treatments to juvenile detainees, a population that is often beyond the reach of traditional services.
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- Linda A Teplin
- Psycho-Legal Studies Program, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 710 N Lake Shore Drive, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60611-3078, USA.
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Race/Ethnic Disparity and Correlates of Substance Abuse Service Utilization and Juvenile Justice Involvement Among Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders. J Ethn Subst Abuse 2004. [DOI: 10.1300/j233v03n01_04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Alegría M, Canino G, Lai S, Ramirez RR, Chavez L, Rusch D, Shrout PE. Understanding caregivers' help-seeking for Latino children's mental health care use. Med Care 2004; 42:447-55. [PMID: 15083105 DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000124248.64190.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Latino children have persistent low rates of mental health service use. Understanding the factors that influence caregivers' decisions about whether to use mental health care for their children can help explain why. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the factors reported by the primary caregiver that could help classify Puerto Rican children into users versus nonusers of mental health services and mental health versus school sector care, among users. SUBJECTS Data were collected from a random Puerto Rican community sample of caregiver-child dyads. MEASURES Version-IV of the Computerized Diagnostic Interview for Children (DISC) was used to assess psychiatric disorders in children. The Service Assessment for Children and Adolescents (SACA) was used to examine the types of services used for mental health problems. STATISTICAL METHODS The Classification and Regression Tree (CART) approach was used to develop a simple model simulating caregivers' decision-making around taking children for mental health care and the setting for care. RESULTS The classification model of use versus no use of mental health service suggested 3 significant predictors: child's level of impairment, parental concern, and child's difficulty in performing schoolwork. The classification model of sector of care, mental health versus school setting, identified 1 significant predictor, any disruptive disorder diagnosis. CONCLUSION : Assisting caregivers in linking a child's impairment with need for mental health care might be a mechanism to reduce children's unmet need. Approaches such as CART, used to identify factors predicting consumer choices in marketing, might be useful to select strategies for social campaigns targeted toward decreasing unmet need.
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- Margarita Alegría
- Cambridge Health Alliance, Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA.
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Witt WP, Kasper JD, Riley AW. Mental health services use among school-aged children with disabilities: the role of sociodemographics, functional limitations, family burdens, and care coordination. Health Serv Res 2004; 38:1441-66. [PMID: 14727782 PMCID: PMC1360958 DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2003.00187.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To examine the use of mental health services and correlates of receiving services among community-dwelling children with disabilities, ages 6 to 17 years. STUDY DESIGN Data are from the 1994 and 1995 National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplements (NHIS-D), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. The study sample is 4,939 children with disabilities, representing an estimated eight million children with disabilities nationwide. Parents of children under 16 years of age reported (17-year-olds self-reported) on health, emotional and behavioral problems, mental health services use, and who, if anyone, coordinated the child's health care. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Among disabled children with poor psychosocial adjustment (11.5 percent), only 11.8 percent received mental health services in the past year. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed service use was associated with poor psychosocial adjustment; communication, social, and learning-related functional impairments; public health insurance; and financial family burdens. Younger and black disabled children were less likely to receive mental health services. The odds of service use were greater with the involvement of a health professional in coordinating care, in contrast to no one or family only. Moreover, children with disabilities were more likely to use outpatient mental health services if their care was jointly coordinated by a family member and a health professional, compared to a health professional working alone. In contrast to inpatient and outpatient care, race and family burden were not associated with the likelihood of mental health counseling in special education school settings. CONCLUSIONS Findings indicate that only two in five disabled children with poor psychosocial adjustment receive mental health services. Differences by age, race, and insurance coverage suggest that inequalities to access exist. However, the school setting may be one in which some barriers to mental health services for disabled children are reduced. The study also shows that the involvement of health professionals in care coordination is associated with greater access to mental health care for disabled children. These findings underscore the importance of engaging both health care professionals and the family in the care process.
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- Whitney P Witt
- Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Osher DM, Quinn MM, Poirier JM, Rutherford RB. Deconstructing the pipeline: using efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-benefit data to reduce minority youth incarceration. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004:91-120. [PMID: 14635436 DOI: 10.1002/yd.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Investing in effective prevention and early intervention programs will reduce human costs of victimization and also save tax dollars in the short and long terms.
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Staudt MM. Mental health services utilization by maltreated children: research findings and recommendations. CHILD MALTREATMENT 2003; 8:195-203. [PMID: 12934636 DOI: 10.1177/1077559503254138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Many maltreated children have, or are at risk for, emotional and behavioral disorders. Some of these children need mental health services but do not receive them because of service delivery and use barriers. Knowledge about the factors related to service utilization is needed to increase access to and use of services. Studies on mental health services utilization by maltreated children in foster care or otherwise monitored by child protective services are reviewed to ascertain service use correlates. Children in foster care had higher use rates than comparison groups of Aid to Families With Dependent Children not in foster care. Need and nonneed variables predicted service use. Race was the most consistent nonneed predictor. Future research needs include the development of conceptual models to guide research on service access and use. More work is needed on the conceptualization and operationalization of mental health services, need for services, and service use.
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Johnson SD, Stiffman A, Hadley-Ives E, Elze D. An analysis of stressors and co-morbid mental health problems that contribute to youth's paths to substance-specific services. J Behav Health Serv Res 2001; 28:412-26. [PMID: 11732244 DOI: 10.1007/bf02287772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Substance-specific services are tailored to address the inappropriate use of chemicals such as alcohol and marijuana. Unfortunately, few teens ever access such need-based services. This article explores the paths to substance-specific service use in a sample of urban adolescents who are public service sector users: a direct path from substance misuse and an indirect path from general mental health service use. Results indicate that even though a significant percentage of youths frequently consume substances and display negative use-related behaviors, few actually received substance-specific services. Contributors to the substance misuse path included youths' family substance dependence and environmental stressors. Contributors to the mental health services path were comorbid depression and substance misuse.
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- S D Johnson
- Department of Social Work, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 8001 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63121-4499, USA.
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Nabors LA, Ramos V, Weist MD. Use of Focus Groups as a Tool for Evaluating Programs for Children and Families. JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTATION 2001. [DOI: 10.1207/s1532768xjepc1203_04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Stiffman AR, Striley C, Horvath VE, Hadley-Ives E, Polgar M, Elze D, Pescarino R. Organizational context and provider perception as determinants of mental health service use. J Behav Health Serv Res 2001; 28:188-204. [PMID: 11338330 DOI: 10.1007/bf02287461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This study refines and tests an individual client model of service use and contrasts it with a model of service provision based on gateway provider perspectives. Structural equation models demonstrate that provider variables account for more service use variation than client variables. The client model accounts for 24% of the variance in service use, while the provider model accounts for 55% of the variance. Youth self-reported mental health was not positively associated with increased services or with provider perception of youth mental health. The provider model demonstrates the critical role played by provider perceptions, which are influenced more by work environment than by client problems.
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- A R Stiffman
- Washington University, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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Lyons JS, Royce Baerger D, Quigley P, Erlich J, Griffin E. Mental Health Service Needs of Juvenile Offenders: A Comparison of Detention, Incarceration, and Treatment Settings. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1207/s15326918cs0402_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Laukkanen E, Korhonen V, Peiponen S, Nuutinen M, Viinamäki H. A pessimistic attitude towards the future and low psychosocial functioning predict psychiatric diagnosis among treatment-seeking adolescents. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2001; 35:160-5. [PMID: 11284896 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2001.00875.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective was to study factors associated with psychiatric diagnosis among adolescents (n = 164) seeking psychiatric care for mental symptoms. METHOD Psychiatric diagnosis was confirmed by a structured diagnostic interview. Psychosocial functioning was assessed with the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale, and the Beck Depression Inventory and Offer Self-Image Questionnaire were also used. Background data were gathered. RESULTS A majority (76%) of the adolescents met DSM-III-R criteria for psychiatric diagnosis. The self-image was more negative and the Beck score was higher among these adolescents than the others. All who had attempted suicide had a psychiatric disorder. Those diagnosed as having a psychiatric disorder consumed alcohol in order to get drunk more often than others. Continual conflicts with parents and smoking were not associated with the existence of a psychiatric disorder. In logistic regression analysis, low psychosocial functioning (OR = 3.9) and an uncertain or pessimistic attitude towards the future (OR = 9.1) proved to be independent risk factors for psychiatric disorders. CONCLUSIONS Health service staff should be aware of factors associated with psychiatric disorders in adolescents so that they can identify those at high risk.
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- E Laukkanen
- Department of Psychiatry (3703), Kuopio University Hospital, PO Box 1777, FIN-70211, Kuopio, Finland.
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Lasalvia A, Stefani B, Ruggeri M. [Therapeutic needs in psychiatric patients: a systematic review of the literature. I. General concepts and assessment measures. Needs for services]. EPIDEMIOLOGIA E PSICHIATRIA SOCIALE 2000; 9:190-213. [PMID: 11094840 DOI: 10.1017/s1121189x00007879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In Italy, mental health care is in phase of reorganisation. In this frame the measurement of users' needs may be a useful tool in planning individualised mental health service interventions and in their evaluation. Aims of the present study are (I) to highlight the basic concepts of 'needs for care' and give a brief description of the main needs assessment tools specifically developed for psychiatric patients; (II) to review studies assessing needs for mental health services in the general population; (III) to discuss the role played by the assessment of needs in planning mental health care. METHODS Studies published in the international literature from January 1980 to June 1999 were reviewed. The studies were located through a computerised search of the databases MEDLINE and PsycLit; in addition, the reference lists of the studies located through the computerised search and the content of main international psychiatric journals were manually scanned in order to avoid possible omissions. Studies assessing needs for services and studies assessing needs on individual level were separately reviewed. Both groups of studies, in turn, were divided in studies assessing needs for mental health care in the general population and in psychiatric patients. RESULTS Although most studies on needs for services used indirect methodologies and employed quite heterogeneous experimental design, they provide at large overlapping results. In the general population, about 60%-70% of patients with anxiety, depression and other neurotic disorders and 30%-40% of psychotic patients do not receive any specialist mental health care, suggesting that the majority of subjects suffering from a psychiatric disorder do not receive the mental health care they need. CONCLUSIONS Unmet needs for services show a higher frequency in patients with neurotic and depressive disorders, indicating a shortage in services delivery that should be taken into account both by psychiatrists and mental health planners. Moreover, the finding that a large number of patients suffering from psychotic disorders do not receive any kind of mental health care is of particular relevance for planning mental health services, since these subjects are usually the most problematic and difficult to treat.
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- A Lasalvia
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Sanità Pubblica, Università di Verona
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Hoagwood K, Kelleher KJ, Feil M, Comer DM. Treatment services for children with ADHD: a national perspective. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2000; 39:198-206. [PMID: 10673831 DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200002000-00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To summarize knowledge on treatment services for children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), trends in services from 1989 to 1996, types of services provided, service mix, and barriers to care. METHOD A review of the literature and analyses from 2 national surveys of physician practices are presented. RESULTS Major shifts have occurred in stimulant prescriptions since 1989, with prescriptions now comprising three fourths of all visits to physicians by children with ADHD. Between 1989 and 1996, related services, such as health counseling, for children with ADHD increased 10-fold, and diagnostic services increased 3-fold. Provision of psychotherapy, however, decreased from 40% of pediatric visits to only 25% in the same time frame. Follow-up care also decreased from more than 90% of visits to only 75%. Family practitioners were more likely than either pediatricians or psychiatrists to prescribe stimulants and less likely to use diagnostic services, provide mental health counseling, or recommend follow-up care. About 50% of children with identified ADHD seen in real-world practice settings receive care that corresponds to guidelines of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Physicians reported significant barriers to service provision for these children, including lack of pediatric specialists, insurance obstacles, and lengthy waiting lists. CONCLUSIONS The trends in treatment services and physician variations in service delivery point to major gaps between the research base and clinical practice. Clinical variations may reflect training differences, unevenness in the availability of specialists and location of services, and changes in health care incentives.
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- K Hoagwood
- Division of Services and Intervention Research, NIMH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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