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Transition from child and adolescent to adult mental health services in the Republic of Ireland : an investigation of process and operational practice

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McNamara, Niamh, McNicholas, Fiona, Ford, Tamsin, Paul, Moli, Gavin, Blanaid, Coyne, Imelda, Cullen, Walter, O'Connor, K., Ramperti, Nicolas, Dooley, Barbara, Barry, Siobhan and Singh, Swaran P. (2013) Transition from child and adolescent to adult mental health services in the Republic of Ireland : an investigation of process and operational practice. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 8 (3). pp. 291-297. doi:10.1111/eip.12073 ISSN 1751-7885.

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Abstract

Aim:
Ensuring a seamless transition from child to adult mental health services poses challenges for services worldwide. This is an important process in the ongoing care of young people with mental illness; therefore, it is incumbent on all countries to probe their individual structures to assess the quality of mental health service delivery to this vulnerable cohort. To date, there have been no published studies on the transition from Child to Adult Mental Health Services in the Republic of Ireland. To this end, a nationwide survey of transition policies of community mental health teams in both services was conducted in order to compare best practice guidelines for transition with current process and experience in clinical practice.
Method:
Structured interviews were conducted with 57 consultant psychiatrists (representing 32 CAMHS teams and 25 AMHS teams) to obtain information on annual transition numbers, existing transition policies and operational practice from the professional perspective.
Results:
Numbers of young people considered suitable for transfer to adult services (M = 7.73, SD = 9.86, n = 25) were slightly higher than numbers who actually transferred (M = 4.50, SD = 3.33, n = 20). There is a lack of standardized practice nationwide regarding the service transition boundary, an absence of written transition policies and protocols, and minimal formal interaction between child and adult services.
Conclusions:
The findings suggest that there are critical gaps between current operational practice and best practice guidelines. Future studies will investigate the impact this has on the transition experiences of young people, their carers and health-care professionals.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
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): Mental health services -- Ireland, Child mental health services -- Ireland, Mental health policy -- Ireland
Journal or Publication Title: Early Intervention in Psychiatry
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1751-7885
Official Date: 4 July 2013
Dates:
DateEvent
4 July 2013Published
2 June 2013Accepted
7 December 2012Submitted
Volume: 8
Number: 3
Number of Pages: 6
Page Range: pp. 291-297
DOI: 10.1111/eip.12073
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Ireland. Health Research Board
Grant number: HRA_HSR/2010/27 (HRB)
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