Help-Seeking for Child Psychopathology: Pathways to Informal and Professional Services in The Netherlands

Service utilization by children with conduct disorders: findings from the 2004 Great Britain child mental health survey

“…These can be addressed by working closely with the referrers, and through the education of parents regarding availability and access of appropriate services. The process of obtaining professional care for child mental health problems has been conceptualized in terms of two separate stages, namely parental recognition of the problems and contact with professionals [34]. For example, a study in Finland found a latent need for help in symptomatic children before their parents recognized the true nature of their problems [22].…”

Change in children’s emotional and behavioural problems over a one-year period

“…For a more detailed description of the methodology of this study, see Zwaanswijk et al [13,14]. Data were obtained from the Second Dutch National Survey of General Practice, in which 2431 parents of children (aged 4-17), who were randomly chosen from a representative sample of Dutch general practice patients, participated in an extensive health interview survey [11].…”

The association between ethnicity and care pathway for children with emotional problems in routinely collected child and adolescent mental health services data

“…For example, they may be less likely to be registered with a primary care service (necessary to access services), less likely to seek treatment, or there may be cultural differences in symptom expression leading to misdiagnosis, as some symptoms may show stronger associations with clinical diagnoses in certain cultures than in others (Bhui & Bhugra, 2002;Bhui et al, 2003;Morgan et al, 2005;Richter, Sagatun, ETHNICITY AND CARE PATHWAY 4 Heyerdahl, Oppedal, & Røysamb, 2011). Referral through primary care may be more likely when the individual is voluntarily seeking help, as opposed to receiving compulsory mental healthcare treatment (Zwaanswijk, Van der Ende, Verhaak, Bensing, & Verhulst, 2005).…”

“…Goodman, Patel, & Leon, 2008;Vostanis, Svirydzenka, Dugard, Singh, & Dogra, 2013;Zwaanswijk, et al, 2005). A Swedish study found that older and BAME children were less likely to be referred to mental health services by the family and were more likely to be referred through social or legal services (Ivert et al, 2011).…”