Comparison with attendance at child medical and surgical clinics

A widespread perception exists that attendance at child psychiatry clinics is especially poor. The reported rate of non-attendance at a child psychiatry outpatient clinic is 61%. However, other child health clinics also suffer a high rate of non-attendance. In this paper we examine the hypothesis th...

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Published in:Psychiatric bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists 1998-09, Vol.22 (9), p.554-556
Main Authors: El-Badri, Selim M., McArdle, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A widespread perception exists that attendance at child psychiatry clinics is especially poor. The reported rate of non-attendance at a child psychiatry outpatient clinic is 61%. However, other child health clinics also suffer a high rate of non-attendance. In this paper we examine the hypothesis that rates of non-attendance are higher in child psychiatry than In other child health out-patient clinics.
ISSN:0955-6036
1472-1473
DOI:10.1192/pb.22.9.554