Utilization of mental health services by survivors of severe paediatric traumatic brain injury: a population-based study

M Dasarathi; J Grace; T Kelly; R Forsyth

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01199.x

Utilization of mental health services by survivors of severe paediatric traumatic brain injury: a population-based study

Child Care Health Dev. 2011 May;37(3):418-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01199.x. Epub 2011 Jan 31.

Authors

M Dasarathi¹, J Grace, T Kelly, R Forsyth

Affiliation

¹ Department of Child Neurology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

PMID: 21276036
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01199.x

Abstract

A study of general and specialist mental health and psychology service provider records confirms very high rates of utilization by a population of survivors of severe paediatric traumatic brain injury.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Brain Injuries / complications*
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Mental Disorders / epidemiology
Mental Health
Mental Health Services / statistics & numerical data*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology
Survivors / psychology*
Young Adult