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Characteristics of referrals to a mental health service for young people in care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Julet Butler  and
Panos Vostanis
Julet Butler
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH
Panos Vostanis*
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham, Parkview Clinic, Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8QE
*
∗Correspondence
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This paper describes the characteristics of referrals to a new direct access child mental health service for young people in the care of the local authority, during the first six months (n=32). Consistent problems emerged within four areas: their histories within the care service (n=18, 56% had had at least one more previous placement); their individual experiences of abuse (n=23, 72%) and the lack of mental health support provided to redress this; their overall poor educational status; and the psychopathology evident at the time of referral (n=29, 91% had ICD–10 diagnoses, mainly mixed depressive conduct disorders).

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , February 1998 , pp. 85 - 87
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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