Service utilization by children with conduct disorders: findings from the 2004 Great Britain child mental health survey.

Children with conduct disorders (CD) and their families are in contact with multiple agencies, but there is limited evidence on their patterns of service utilization. The aim of this study was to establish the patterns, barriers and correlates of service use by analysing the cohort of the 2004 Great Britain child mental health survey (N = 7,977). Use of social services was significantly higher by children with CD than emotional disorders (ED) in the absence of co-morbidity, while use of specialist child mental health and paediatric was significantly higher by children with hyperkinetic disorders (HD) than CD.

Nurses' detention powers and medical response to their use.

Aim: The aim was to study the factors associated with use of Section 5(4) of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the medical response.

Method: A retrospective study was carried out over a year in all psychiatric inpatient units in Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. This trust caters to the mental health needs of the Leicestershire and Rutland population.