Characteristics of young people referred for treatment of depression and anxiety in a school-based mental health service

Robinson, Emilia, Chapman, Chloe, Orchard, Faith ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5324-5007, Dixon, Clare and John, Mary (2024) Characteristics of young people referred for treatment of depression and anxiety in a school-based mental health service. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. ISSN 0144-6657 (In Press)

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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the paper was to describe referrals to a UK school-based mental health service for children and adolescents. Methods: Children and young people (CYP) (N = 485, aged 4-18) were referred to two Mental Health Support Team sites in the South of England in 2021, for CBT-informed interventions for mild-to-moderate anxiety and depression. Child and parent reported outcome measures were completed pre-intervention, including measures of symptom severity and impact. Results: Referrals consisted of 61% female, 57% secondary school age (12-18 years old) and 81% White British. Children of secondary school age self-reported significantly higher levels of anxiety (p =.003) and depression (p

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Data availability statement: The datasets generated and/or analysed during the current study are not publicly available due to this paper containing data which was collected as part of routine clinical practice.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being,2* ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	19 Dec 2024 01:14
Last Modified:	23 Dec 2024 01:06
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/98029
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