An intersectional approach for understanding perceived discrimination and psychological well-being among African American and Caribbean Black youth. (25/49)

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Psychosocial assessment of young people - refining and evaluating a youth friendly assessment interview. (26/49)

BACKGROUND: Given the high prevalence of mental health and/or substance use problems in young people, an assessment interview that assists clinicians to engage with young people and assess their psychosocial needs is essential. Currently, there are few assessment tools for this purpose. OBJECTIVE: To describe the rationale and process of extending a psychosocial assessment interview to assist clinicians in assessing the full range of mental health disorders common in young people. DISCUSSION: The 'headspace' assessment interview is designed to assist engagement while assessing psychosocial and mental health problems. It can be used by a range of clinicians in primary care settings for the purposes of developing treatment or referral options. To date, as part of a national clinical service platform, the interview has been used with over 2000 young people. A preliminary process evaluation indicated that the interview is perceived to have utility and acceptability among the clinicians who are using it in their practice to assess young people's mental health problems and psychosocial functioning.  (+info)

Burden of anxiety disorders in pediatric medical settings: prevalence, phenomenology, and a research agenda. (27/49)

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Explaining gender differences in non-fatal suicidal behaviour among adolescents: a population-based study. (28/49)

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Portability of a screener for pediatric bipolar disorder to a diverse setting. (29/49)

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Psychological, peer, and family influences on smoking among an adolescent psychiatric sample. (30/49)

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Missed chances: primary care practitioners' opportunity to identify, treat and refer adolescents with mental disorders. (31/49)

BACKGROUND: Few adolescents with mental disorders consult mental health professionals or informal care providers, but many visit primary health care services. Primary care practitioners (PCP) have then the opportunity to identify and refer these adolescents to specialist services. METHODS: The Israel Survey of Mental Health among Adolescents conducted in 2004-2005 interviewed 957 adolescents and their mothers using the Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA) diagnostic inventory and questions related to mental health and primary health care service use. Response rate in the located sample was 80%. RESULTS: Nearly 70% of adolescents had visited a PCP, more among adolescents with mental disorders and among those belonging to the Jewish majority group. Among adolescents with mental disorders whose mothers did not consult any mental health specialist, 76.5% visited a PCP. CONCLUSIONS: Over 75% of adolescents with a mental disorder, who did not seek help from any mental health service provider in the past 12 months, visited a PCP in that period. The PCP's potential to identify, treat or refer untreated adolescents in need of mental care to specialized services is discussed.  (+info)

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder. (32/49)

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