Prevalence of mental health problems in children and adolescents from the outskirts of Sao Paulo City: treatment needs and service capacity evaluation

Abstract

15.5); 3) Care service capacity: total number of cases annually seen by psychologists/psychiatrists in the health, education, juvenile justice, and child welfare sectors. RESULTS: Prevalence of mental health problems in children and adolescents: 24.6% (20.7-28.5) without considering global impairment; 7.3% (5.0-9.6) with global impairment (cases in need of treatment). Current annual service capacity can only provide care for 14.0% of impaired cases; approximately seven years would be necessary for all to be treated. CONCLUSIONS: Mental health problems in children and adolescents are frequent in the studied community, and the current structure of the community's public service system is not prepared to treat impaired cases in an adequate timeframe.]]>

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“…The same happens considering the rate of 24.6% indicated by Paula et al (2007). On our sample, 26.7% of the children scored in the clinical range for Internalizing, 40.6% for the Externalizing, and 40.6% for the Total Problems.…”

“…This fact highlights the need for such intervention to be carried out on a large scale, especially when observing the differences in rates of mental health problems found in the sample that participated in the preventive program in comparison to who did not participate, and also in epidemiological studies with the general population conducted in our country (Feitosa et al, 2011;Paula et al, 2007;Vitolo et al, 2005).…”

“…Feitosa, Ricou, Rego, and Nunes (2011) found a 10% rate when studying children from middle class urban and underprivileged rural areas. Paula, Duarte, and Bordin (2007) identified a 24.6% rate of prevalence of mental health problems on the outskirts of Sao Paulo city. Vitolo, Fleitlich-Bilyk, Goodman, and Bordin (2005) indicated a 35.2% prevalence of clinical cases in a school-based sample from Taubaté-SP, while Assis, Avanci, Pesce, Oliveira, and Furtado (2007) found the occurrence of 3.5% for internalizing problems, 4% for externalizing and 1.3% for attention problems in a school-based sample from São Gonçalo-RJ.…”

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