Facilitated Referral for Children Screening Positive for Mental Illness
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out how prevalent unidentified Mental Health issues are in the pediatric population that visits the Emergency Department in an urban city.
Description
The purpose of this research study is to find out how many children in the Emergency Room have emotional issues and how many of them go unnoticed. In particular the study looks at how well a questionnaire for children and teenagers, the DISC Predictive Scales, Version IV (DPS-IV) works and what is the best way to ask the questions. In addition, for children aged 9-17 this study will look at families' readiness to seek care when a problem is indicated.
Study Design
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Conditions
Mental Disorders
Location
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Emergency Department
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
45229
Status
Completed
Source
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00448331
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders
Categorical classification of MENTAL DISORDERS based on criteria sets with defining features. It is produced by the American Psychiatric Association. (DSM-IV, page xxii)
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Depersonalization
State in which an individual perceives or experiences a sensation of unreality concerning the self or the environment; it is seen in disorders such as schizophrenia, affection disorders, organic mental disorders, and personality disorders. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)
Sexual And Gender Disorders
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