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. 2008 Jul;35(4):305-18.
doi: 10.1007/s10488-008-0178-7. Epub 2008 Jun 10.

A common factors approach to improving the mental health capacity of pediatric primary care

Larry Wissow  1 , Bruno Anthony, Jonathan Brown, Susan DosReis, Anne Gadomski, Golda Ginsburg, Mark Riddle
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A common factors approach to improving the mental health capacity of pediatric primary care

Larry Wissow et al. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

To expand the mental health service capacity of pediatric primary care, we ask whether there are evidence-based skills to allow providers to 1) immediately begin treatment for children with emotional and behavioral problems while diagnostic procedures are being pursued, and 2) offer evidence-based care to children who do not meet criteria for a specific diagnosis. We discuss why the epidemiology of child mental health problems poses difficulties for disorder-specific mental health interventions, and review evidence that "common factors" contributing to the outcome of mental health treatments define a core set of skills that primary care providers might use to complement disorder-specific interventions.

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