The prevalence of psychiatric disorder in rural school children.

摘要: The multidetermined nature of psychiatric disorder in childhood calls for a detailed assessment the individual and his family, often team approach to treatment. Since this involves contact with family over period time delivery type service children living remote areas under conditions geographical isolation can present considerable difficulty. A survey 10- 11-year-old from far West Queensland showed prevalence rate 10% among those whose parents were willing complete questionnaire attend child's school interview. Although is lower than rates obtained towns on East coast metropolitan Brisbane it still represents sizeable group who require help where presently none available. method treatment country evolved by unit children's hospital, shows rem...