Open AccessPrevalence of mental health problems in children and adolescents from the outskirts of Sao Paulo City: treatment needs and service capacity evaluation
Author(s) -
Cristiane Silvestre de Paula,
Cristiane S. Duarte,
Isabel Altenfelder Santos Bordin
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
brazilian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - Portuguese
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1809-452X
pISSN - 1516-4446
DOI - 10.1590/s1516-44462007000100006
Subject(s) - mental health , public health , medicine , checklist , child behavior checklist , gerontology , environmental health , psychiatry , psychology , nursing , cognitive psychology
To estimate the prevalence of mental health problems in children and adolescents, with or without considering global impairment, within a low-income urban community; to estimate the public service delivery capacity in terms of mental healthcare; and to determine the relationship between delivery capacity and treatment demand.