Suggested mechanisms for an association between early life adversity and worse glycaemic control.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In 2006, the Scottish Government made a commitment to reduce admissions of young people to adult psychiatric wards. This study investigates the impact of a Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Intensive Treatment Service (ITS) and service redesign on psychiatric admission rates.
Method: Referral data were obtained for the first year of the ITS, between 23 April 2010 and 1 April 2011.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry
January 2014
In 2005, the Scottish Executive recommended that young people with severe mental health difficulties should be managed in the community wherever possible. This study reports on the clinical outcomes associated with the development of a Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Intensive Treatment Service (ITS) embedded within a Tier Four CAMHS structure. Following intervention, mean CGAS ratings significantly improved by 16 points (p<0.
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