@article{ref1,
title="Child psychiatric emergencies: a research note",
journal="Journal of child psychology and psychiatry",
year="1983",
author="Garralda, M. Elena",
volume="24",
number="2",
pages="261-267",
abstract="In a controlled study, emergency referrals to a child psychiatric clinic showed increased depressive and suicidal symptomatology and more perceptual abnormalities. There was also more commonly a recent deterioration in the presenting condition. Parents rated themselves as depressed more frequently and there were more problems in the father-child relationship. There were no significant associations between emergency referrals and ratings of family dysfunction, availability of an extended family or contact with social agencies, but there was a trend towards increased use of the latter by the emergency group. The results highlight the need for early child-centred psychiatric intervention in a minority of conditions of children and adolescents.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9630",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}