A survey of the psychiatric care provided for children and young people in general hospital settings in New Zealand.

John R HopkinsElla SkudderFrederick SundramPaul Vroegop

Published in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2024)

Escalating presentation rates for young people and increasingly complex paediatric presentations pose major challenges for the psychiatric care of CYP in general hospital settings. Utilising international staffing standards and service models, proposals are made to evolve more consistent and effective paediatric CLP services in NZ.

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young adults
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