title: Child mental health problems in the Gaza Strip.
abstract: This study describes the mental health characteristics of 150 children of 6-13 years of age, who had been referred to different types of services in the Gaza Strip: a community mental health center, five primary health centers and a pediatric hospital. There was a high rate of somatising disorders among children referred to the mental health center (42%). Parent-reported rates of significant mental health problems were high for all groups, i.e., 70% in the mental health center group, 30% in the pediatric group, and 18% among children referred to primary health centers.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Al-Quds University, Gaza, Palestinian Authority.
authors.forename: Abdel Aziz Mousa
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Thabet
authors.forename: Panos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vostanis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018912:Arabs; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008877:Middle East / Q000453:epidemiology