Topic: Mental Health Research Network, Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes
Conditions
Interventions
1. To evaluate the utility of the SDQ "added value" computer algorithm as a tool to allow clinics to measure their performance with that of untreated children in the community
2. To explore staff perc
Sponsors
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Subsequent referrals accepted to the waiting list of two district tier 2 - 3 CAMHS services 2. Aged between 5 - 10 years and 9 months over 2 years and 2 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Younger than five or older than 10 years and 9 months at the time of they are accepted onto the waiting list 2. Child is looked after by their local authority, because of the difficulty of parental responsibility changing during the course of the study and because of the difficulty in finding informants that know the child well enough 3. The parent has insufficient English to complete the questionnaires 4. Emergency and paediatric liaison referrals because of the difficulty in gaining consent and completing the base line assessment between referral and first assessment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SDQ total difficulties and impact scores, according to parents at six monthly intervals. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. CGAS scores at 6 monthly intervals 2. Parental rating of whether coming to the clinic has changed the child's difficulties according to the follow up SDQ at six monthly intervals 2. The SDQ "added value", as produced by the computer algorithm | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed