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Developing a child and adolescent mental health service for children with learning disabilities
- Source :
- Psychiatric Bulletin. 25:264-267
- Publication Year :
- 2001
- Publisher :
- Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2001.
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Abstract
- Aims and MethodWe discuss the development of a service for children with learning disabilities within a child and adolescent mental health team using the Health Advisory Service Together We Stand tier system. The paper also includes an audit of the service 8 months after it was started.ResultsWe present a model of service that has proved successful to date. We give details from the audit of the service, its aims, funding, referral numbers, sources, types and criteria.Clinical ImplicationsThe audit suggests that the aims of the service are being achieved but given the fact that the numbers of new referrals significantly outweigh the discharge rate, it is concluded that a greater emphasis is placed on liaison, consultation and joint working with other agencies.
- Subjects :
- Service (business)
Referral
business.industry
05 social sciences
Audit
Mental health
030227 psychiatry
Discharge rate
Mental health service
Child and adolescent
03 medical and health sciences
Psychiatry and Mental health
0302 clinical medicine
Nursing
Learning disability
medicine
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
medicine.symptom
business
050104 developmental & child psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14721473 and 09556036
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Psychiatric Bulletin
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........c1655a82264da26e4e5ba382880cc5ad