Integrating Children's Mental Health into Primary Care

Children's mental health problems are among global health advocates' highest priorities. Nearly three-quarters of adult disorders have their onset or origins during childhood, becoming progressively harder to treat over time. Integrating mental health with primary care and other more widel...

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Published inThe Pediatric clinics of North America Vol. 63; no. 1; p. 97
Main Authors Wissow, Lawrence S, van Ginneken, Nadja, Chandna, Jaya, Rahman, Atif
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2016
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Humans
Mental Disorders - therapy
Mental Health Services - supply & distribution
Pediatrics
Primary Health Care
Prevention
Primary care
Children/youth
Mental health
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Summary:Children's mental health problems are among global health advocates' highest priorities. Nearly three-quarters of adult disorders have their onset or origins during childhood, becoming progressively harder to treat over time. Integrating mental health with primary care and other more widely available health services has the potential to increase treatment access during childhood, but requires re-design of currently-available evidence-based practices to fit the context of primary care and place a greater emphasis on promoting positive mental health. While some of this re-design has yet to be accomplished, several components are currently well-defined and show promise of effectiveness and practicality.
ISSN:1557-8240
DOI:10.1016/j.pcl.2015.08.005