@article{ref1,
title="Use of mental health services by children with mental disorders in two major cities in Brazil",
journal="Psychiatric services",
year="2019",
author="Fatori, Daniel and Salum, Giovanni Abrahao and Rohde, Luis Augusto Paim and Pan, Pedro Mario and Bressan, Rodrigo Affonseca and Evans-Lacko, Sara and Polanczyk, Guilherme and Miguel, Eurípedes Constantino and Graeff-Martins, Ana Soledade",
volume="70",
number="4",
pages="337-341",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:: The study examined lifetime use of mental health services among children diagnosed as having mental disorders in two major cities in Brazil and identified characteristics associated with unmet need. <br><br>METHODS:: The data were collected as part of the High Risk Cohort Study, a community study conducted in Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre, Brazil. During the period from 2010 to 2011, a total of 2,511 children ages 6 to 12 were assessed, and 652 were given a diagnosis of at least one mental disorder. The current study analyzed data for a subsample of 651 children with complete information on use of mental health services. <br><br>RESULTS:: Eighty-one percent of the children with mental disorders had not received mental health treatment in the past. The majority who received treatment were treated with psychotherapy or a combination of psychotherapy and medication. Mixed-race children were significantly more likely to have unmet need for treatment, compared with white children. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS:: The high rate of unmet need among children with mental disorders should be addressed with strategies to improve access to health care.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1075-2730",
doi="10.1176/appi.ps.201800389",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800389"
}