Facilitated Referral for Children Screening Positive for Mental Illness

Completed

• Conditions: Emergency Medicine; Mental Disorders; Mentally Ill Persons

• Registration Number: NCT00448331
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out how prevalent unidentified Mental Health issues are in the pediatric population that visits the Emergency Department in an urban city.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this research study is to find out how many children in the Emergency Room have emotional issues and how many of them go unnoticed. In particular the study looks at how well a questionnaire for children and teenagers, the DISC Predictive Scales, Version IV (DPS-IV) works and what is the best way to ask the questions. In addition, for children aged 9-17 this study will look at families' readiness to seek care when a problem is indicated.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-06
• Study First Submitted: 2007-03-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-03-14
• Study First Posted: 2007-03-16
• Study Completion: 2007-08
• Status Verified: 2007-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2007-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 2007-11-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 551

Inclusion Criteria

• Child Must be With Biological Mother
• Child Presenting to Emergency Department with an Urgent But Stable condition
• Child must be between the ages of 6 years and 18 years
• Child must have no prior history of Behavioral Health concerns or diagnoses

Exclusion Criteria

• Child has prior Behavioral Health history, diagnosis, or concerns
• Child not between ages of 6 years and 18 years of ages
• Child presenting without Biological Mother present
• Child acuity level outside of Urgent But Stable for presenting complaints

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Emergency Department; 🇺🇸 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States