Street, Cathy;
Ni Chinseallaigh, Ellen;
Holme, Ingrid;
Appleton, Rebecca;
Tah, Priya;
Tuomainen, Helena;
Leijesdorff, Sophie;
... McNicholas, Fiona; + view all
(2023)
Leaving child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS): the impact of diagnosis and medication management on optimal discharge or transition.
Mental Health Review Journal
, 28
(4)
pp. 362-375.
10.1108/mhrj-10-2022-0066.
Preview |
PDF
AAM of MHRJ article by Street C et al for Warwick depository October 2023.pdf - Accepted Version Download (720kB) | Preview |
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aims to explore how young people in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands and Croatia, experienced leaving CAMHS and identified a range of factors impeding optimal discharge or transition to adult mental health services (AMHS). DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Interviews about discharge or transition planning, including what information was provided about their ongoing mental health needs, undertaken with 34 young people aged 17–24, all previous or current attendees of CAMHS. Some interviews included accounts by parents or carers. Data were thematically analysed. FINDINGS: A number of previously well-documented barriers to a well-delivered discharge or transition were noted. Two issues less frequently reported on were identified and further discussed; they are the provision of an adequately explained, timely and appropriately used diagnosis and post-CAMHS medication management. Overall, planning processes for discharging or transitioning young people from CAMHS are often sub-optimal. Practice with regard to how and when young people are given a diagnosis and arrangements for the continuation of prescribed medication appear to be areas requiring improvement. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: Study participants came from a large cohort involving a wide range of different services and health systems in the first pan-European study exploring the CAMHS to adult service interface. Two novel and infrequently discussed issues in the literature about young people’s mental health transitions, diagnosis and medication management were identified in this cohort and worthy of further study.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Leaving child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS): the impact of diagnosis and medication management on optimal discharge or transition |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1108/mhrj-10-2022-0066 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mhrj-10-2022-0066 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Transition; mental health services; decision-making; diagnosis; medication |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry > Epidemiology and Applied Clinical Research |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184460 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
