Screening for psychosocial problems in 5-6-year olds: a randomised controlled trial of routine health assessments.

Objective: Children's psychosocial problems are often not identified accurately. The present study addresses the effect of training of Child Health Doctors (CHDs) in a structured method to identify psychosocial problems on the accuracy of this identification in children aged 5-6.

Method: The study was a randomised controlled trial (RCT) with a baseline and two follow-up measurements.