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Table 2 Access to child and adolescent mental health services

From: Reasons and pathways of first-time consultations at child and adolescent mental health services: an observational study in Italy

  

N (%)

Reasons for consultation

Low performance at school

199 (50.4)

Low mood

67 (17.0)

Social withdrawal

45 (11.4)

Language problems

42 (10.6)

Bizarre behaviour

42 (10.6)

Refusal to go to school

38 (9.6)

Physical complaints

34 (8.6)

Rule-related problem

19 (4.8)

Source of referral

School

145 (36.4)

General Practitioner or Paediatrician

130 (32.7)

Parent themselves

70 (17.6)

Child psychiatrist or clinical psychologist in private practice

41 (10.3)

Emergency service

20 (5.0)

Treatment prior to CAMHS referral

No previous treatment

277 (69.4)

Treatment by Child psychiatrist or clinical psychologist in private practice

57 (17.1)

Treatment by General Practitioner or Paediatrician

53 (16.8)

Treatment by Family counselling service

10 (3.0)