Clinical and functional characteristics of a subsample of young people presenting for primary mental healthcare at headspace services across Australia.
Kate M FiliaD RickwoodJ MenssinkC X GaoS HetrickA ParkerM HamiltonI HickieH HerrmanN TelfordS SharminP McGorryS CottonPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2021)
A broad dataset was obtained providing an insight into key clinical, functional and quality of life characteristics of these individuals. We observed that young people present with complex problems, comorbid diagnoses, moderate levels of symptomatology, impairments in functioning, substance use, and suicidal ideation. This work provides the foundation for our broader research program aiming to develop novel, relevant and youth-specific, change and outcome measures.