Sandra L Martin

UNCCH, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Maternal and Child Health

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Children of farm laborers: Utilization of services for mental health problems

S.L. Martin; J.B. Kupersmidt; K.S.M. Harter (Profiled Author: Sandra L Martin)

Community Mental Health Journal. 1996;32(4):327-341.

Utilization of various types of services for children's mental health problems was examined among 112 agricultural farm worker families. Pairs of mothers and children (aged 8 to 11) were interviewed using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children and the Child and Adolescent Services Assessment. Sixty-four percent of the children met criterion for one or more psychiatric diagnoses. Children with a psychiatric diagnosis were five times more likely to see a health professional for a mental health problem compared to children without a psychiatric diagnosis. However, less than half of the children with a psychiatric diagnosis saw a health professional for their mental health problems. Families also consulted with school professionals, religious leaders, and non-professionals (such as friends) concerning their children's mental health, but families of children who had a psychiatric diagnosis were not significantly more likely to report these types of consultations than were families of children who did not have a psychiatric diagnosis. These findings are discussed in terms of recommendations for improving the mental health service delivery system for rural children.

PMID: 8840076    

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