Brief report: the relationship between chronic illness and identification and management of psychosocial problems in pediatric primary care.

Objective: To compare identification, management, and barriers to treatment for psychosocial concerns in children with and without a chronic illness.

Methods: Using data from the Child Behavior Study (CBS), provider rates of identification, treatment, and reports of barriers to treatment were compared in children with and without a chronic illness. Of the 21,065 children ranging in age from 4 to 15 years, 808 children were identified with a chronic illness and were matched on eight demographic variables with 763 healthy children.