Presenting problems in black children referred for outpatient psychological consultation in South Africa.
An examination of outpatient referrals for psychological consultation at a psychiatric hospital in South Africa was undertaken. Over an 18-month period, 87.1% of a total of 31 children were referred with problems of poor school performance. Behaviour problems were underrepresented. The results are discussed in the context of inadequate community mental health services, which are implicated in the under-detection of childhood psychopathology.
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Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.
D001741:Black or African American; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013019:South Africa