TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers to mental health care for urban, lower income families referred from pediatric primary care
AU - Larson, Justine
AU - Dosreis, Susan
AU - Stewart, Miriam
AU - Kushner, Rochelle
AU - Frosch, Emily
AU - Solomon, Barry
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Acknowledgments This research was made possible through the Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for the Children of Baltimore City and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Pilot Research Award for Junior Faculty and Child Psychiatry Fellows supported by Eli Lilly.
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of parent-reported barriers on the likelihood of attending a mental health evaluation after referral from pediatric primary care. As the part of procedure, parents of children (N = 55) referred for mental health from primary care completed a 23-item questionnaire (three subscales; Cronbach alpha > 0.7): intangible barriers, tangible barriers, and child functioning. Logistic regression examined associations between responses and referral follow-through. The results showed that the high levels of intangible barriers were associated with decreased odds of attending the mental health evaluation (OR = 0.20, 0.06-0.83; P = 0.03). Therefore, we conclude that parental concerns about mental health care may be important for engagement in treatment.
AB - The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of parent-reported barriers on the likelihood of attending a mental health evaluation after referral from pediatric primary care. As the part of procedure, parents of children (N = 55) referred for mental health from primary care completed a 23-item questionnaire (three subscales; Cronbach alpha > 0.7): intangible barriers, tangible barriers, and child functioning. Logistic regression examined associations between responses and referral follow-through. The results showed that the high levels of intangible barriers were associated with decreased odds of attending the mental health evaluation (OR = 0.20, 0.06-0.83; P = 0.03). Therefore, we conclude that parental concerns about mental health care may be important for engagement in treatment.
KW - Access to healthcare
KW - Community mental health services
KW - Pediatric
KW - Referrals and consultation
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U2 - 10.1007/s10488-011-0389-1
DO - 10.1007/s10488-011-0389-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 22113729
AN - SCOPUS:84877875496
SN - 0894-587X
VL - 40
SP - 159
EP - 167
JO - Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
JF - Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
IS - 3
ER -