Mental Health Needs

Uses

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Background

Highlighted claims

• Integrated care is promoted because children and adolescents often have interconnected physical and mental health needs. — Integrating care in a children’s hospital: a qualitative interview study with mental and physical health professionals in England
• Presentations needing both physical and mental healthcare include eating disorders, self-harm, attempted suicide, intoxication, and trauma-linked somatisation. — Integrating care in a children’s hospital: a qualitative interview study with mental and physical health professionals in England
• Children with chronic or life-limiting physical conditions are more likely than peers to experience depression and anxiety. — Integrating care in a children’s hospital: a qualitative interview study with mental and physical health professionals in England
• Paediatric wards have seen a large increase in admissions primarily related to mental health problems. — Integrating care in a children’s hospital: a qualitative interview study with mental and physical health professionals in England
• Physical health staff reported that mental health presentations were increasingly common on paediatric wards. — Integrating care in a children’s hospital: a qualitative interview study with mental and physical health professionals in England