The alcohol intoxicated child and its prognosis.
This article is a review of Swedish and international literature concerning children apprehended for drunkenness. The need for a thorough psychosocial investigation before deciding how to interpret the episode is stressed. A high-risk group of children, in whom the drunkenness is to be looked upon as a warning signal of developing alcoholism, is described. Increased co-operation between the Department of Paediatrics and of Child and Youth Psychiatry, Social Welfare Authorities and School Health Care regarding the treatment of these children is recommended.
Thunström
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Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors