Mental Health Problems Among Children Seen in Pediatric Practice: Prevalence and Management.
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| Title: | Mental Health Problems Among Children Seen in Pediatric Practice: Prevalence and Management. |
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| Authors: | Goldberg, Irving D., Roghmann, Klaus J., McInerny, Thomas K., Burke Jr., Jack D. |
| Source: | Pediatrics. Mar84, Vol. 73 Issue 3, p278. 16p. |
| Subjects: | Outpatient medical care, Mental health, Child health services |
| Abstract: | Abstract. An ambulatory care survey involving 40% of all pediatricians in Monroe County, NY, was conducted between January and December 1979 to obtain an estimate of the prevalence of mental health problems among children seen by pediatricians. If a child with such a problem was identified, the pediatrician described the problem in detail, its impact on the family and the patient, and the action taken to handle the problem. The weighted 40% probability sample was representative of all pediatric practices in the county. During the 2 months for which each of the 30 pediatricians reported on all visits, there were 21,575 visits made by 18,351 children. There were 935 children detected at their first visit as having a problem, and another 48 children at a repeat visit during the reporting period. This is equivalent to a point prevalence at time of first visit of 5.09%. There was considerable variation between pediatricians: group practitioners reported a point prevalence of 4.06%, solo practitioners reported 5.06%, and health center pediatricians reported 7.33%. High rates were reported among children 7 to 14 years old (8.0%), boys (6.2%) compared with girls (3.9%), those on Medicaid (8.3%), and those whose presenting complaint was a chronic physical disorder (13.1%). The slightly higher rate among blacks than whites appeared to be related to the generally lower socioeconomic status among blacks. The rate among children in one-parent families was twice as high as in two-parent families. With regard to the mental health problem, most frequent diagnoses (primary or secondary) were adaptation reaction (31.5% of "problem" children), speech and language disorder (18.4%), other specific learning disorder (17.1%), hyperkinetic disorder (16.8%), and conduct disorder... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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