Characterizing the unmet mental health needs of urban adolescents.

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
Priyanka JoshiLisa K Tuchman

Abstract

Untreated mental illness among adolescents is a serious public health concern. This study offers a classification tool for mental illness based on severity and identifies a starting point for needed interventions. We assessed the prevalence and severity of serious emotional disturbances (SED)/serious mental illnesses (SMI) among transition-aged adolescents in an urban primary care practice and identified those with unmet needs. Medical records were abstracted for 16-22 year-old patients with at least one International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 diagnosis of serious emotional disturbances (SED)/serious mental illnesses (SMI) seen between May 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015. The primary outcome was whether 16-22 year-old patients with serious emotional disturbances (SED)/serious mental illnesses (SMI) diagnoses were connected to mental health care and associated factors including severity of mental illness, provider referral and psychotropic medication use. We identified 546 patients with a mean age of 18.8 years [standard deviation (SD) ± 1.7]. Ninety percent were African American and 86% were publicly insured. Based on the illness severity criteria, 189 (35%) were categorized as "mild", 293 (54%) as "moderate" and 64 (12%) as...Continue Reading

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