Impact of violence on children and adolescents: report from a community-based child psychiatry clinic.
The Children's National Medical Center is located in the inner-city area of Washington, DC. As is nationally now well publicized, the drug-related violence in Washington has earned the area the dubious title of "murder capital of the world." Our outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry clinic at Children's Hospital provides walk-in services during daytime hours, Monday through Friday. Access to services is available at other times through the emergency room.
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002667:Child Reactive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D004219:District of Columbia; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012931:Social Environment; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014505:Urban Population; D014754:Violence