Singh, Swaran P. (2009) Transition of care from child to adult mental health services : the great divide. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, Vol.22 (No.4). pp. 386-390. doi:10.1097/YCO.0b013e32832c9221 ISSN 0951-7367.

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Abstract

Purpose of review: Adolescents with mental health problems often require transition of care from child and adolescent to adult mental health services. This review is a synthesis of current research and policy literature on transition to describe the barriers at the interface between child and adolescent mental health services and adult mental health services and outcomes of poor transition.

Recent findings: Adolescence is a risk period for emergence of serious mental disorders. Child and adolescent mental health services and adult mental health services use rigid age cut-offs to delineate service boundaries, creating discontinuities in provision of care. Adolescent mental health services are patchy across the world. Several recent studies have confirmed that problems occur during transition in diverse settings across several countries. In physical health, there are emerging models of practice to improve the process and outcomes of transition, but there is very little comparable literature in mental healthcare.

Summary: Poor transition leads to disruption in continuity of care, disengagement from services and is likely to lead to poorer clinical outcomes. Some young people, such as those with neurodevelopmental disorders and complex needs, are at a greater risk of falling through the care gap during transition. Services need robust and high-quality evidence on the process and outcomes of transition so that effective intervention strategies can be developed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Alternative Title:	The great divide : transition of care from child to adult mental health services
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Teenagers -- Mental health services -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	Current Opinion in Psychiatry
Publisher:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN:	0951-7367
Official Date:	July 2009
Dates:	Date Event July 2009 Published
Volume:	Vol.22
Number:	No.4
Page Range:	pp. 386-390
DOI:	10.1097/YCO.0b013e32832c9221
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)

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