Systematic identification and stratification of help-seeking school-aged youth with mental health problems: a novel approach to stage-based stepped-care
Wolf RT, Puggaard LB, Pedersen MMA, Pagsberg AK, Silverman WK, Correll CU, Plessen KJ, Neumer SP, Gyrd-Hansen D, Thastum M, Bilenberg N, Thomsen PH, Jeppesen P. Systematic identification and stratification of help-seeking school-aged youth with mental health problems: a novel approach to stage-based stepped-care. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 31: 781-793. PMID: 33459884, PMCID: PMC9142415, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-021-01718-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health problemsHealth problemsEarly treatmentIndividual-level socioeconomic dataStepped-care approachSevere mental health problemsHealth care implementationSchool-aged youthPsychopathological interviewCare implementationDepressive symptomsNational registersMental disordersBackground populationVisitation modelIntervention thresholdSeverity of problemsBehavioral problemsSymptomsTreatmentWeb-based assessmentSeverityOlder youthUrgent needSocioeconomic data