Sentences with phrase «tried outpatient services»

For example, you may need to be able to prove that you've tried outpatient services first.

Not exact matches

Health service resources spent on children with conduct disorder are considerable: 30 % of child consultations with general practitioners are for behaviour problems, 8 and 45 % of community child health referrals are for behaviour disturbances - with an even higher level at schools for children with special needs and in clinics for children with developmental delay, where challenging behaviour is a common problem.9 Psychiatric disorders are present in 28 % of paediatric outpatient referrals.10 Social services departments expend a lot of effort trying to protect disruptive children whose parents can no longer cope without hitting or abusing them.