Reasons for non-attendance at a child guidance clinic.
Child Care Health Dev
; 14(6): 387-93, 1988.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3228963
ABSTRACT
A consecutive group of children (n = 19) referred to a child guidance clinic who failed to attend an initial interview were followed-up. These 'non-attenders' did not differ from a matched group of 'attenders' with respect to duration or nature of their problems, waiting period for the appointment, type of referring agencies or socio-demographic variables, but were more likely to be living with their natural parents. Disinclination among the parents was the main reason for absenteeism and could be related to ignorance about the clinic. The problems leading to referral persisted in most cases and had not received further treatment.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Child Guidance Clinics
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Patient Compliance
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Community Mental Health Centers
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Child Care Health Dev
Year:
1988
Document type:
Article