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Ethnic minority populations and child psychiatry services: An Irish study

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  • Skokauskas, Norbert
  • Dunne, Maria
  • Gallogly, Alan
  • Clark, Ciaran

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Background Ethnically, Ireland has diversified greatly over the last twelve years changing from a country of emigration to one of immigration. Blanchardstown, a western suburb of Dublin, is one of the most ethnically diverse areas, with the youngest population in Ireland.Aims and methods This study aimed to examine any differences in referrals, clinical diagnoses and administrative outcomes of immigrants and Irish children referred to Blanchardstown Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) over the period of one calendar year.Results Blanchardstown CAMHS received 202 referrals in 2007. There were 132 (65.5%) Irish and 65 (32.2%) immigrant children referred to the service. Nigerians accounted for more than a half of all immigrant children. Family doctors referred the majority of Irish children (58.4%; 77); non-Irish children were referred mainly by teachers (51%; 33) (p  0.05); more immigrant children, however, dropped out following an initial appointment (16.1% vs. 2.4% pÂ

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  • Skokauskas, Norbert & Dunne, Maria & Gallogly, Alan & Clark, Ciaran, 2010. "Ethnic minority populations and child psychiatry services: An Irish study," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(10), pages 1242-1245, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:32:y:2010:i:10:p:1242-1245
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