The mental health of children in an HMO program.
Collaboration between pediatricians and mental health clinicians in an HMO has provided a useful method of identifying and caring for the usual spectrum of developmental and situational disturbances in children and the associated parent-child conflicts. A social worker is included in the primary-care team in pediatrics; other mental health resources are available when indicated. In 1974, 5.7% of total visits and 8.9% of all children under 19 years of age were noted to have emotional problems. A follow-up study carried out early in 1976 disclosed that most of the observed emotional problems were resolved or quiescent.
D002648:Child; D003237:Connecticut; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012947:Social Work