Cohort profile: demographic and clinical characteristics of the MILESTONE longitudinal cohort of young people approaching the upper age limit of their child mental health care service in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The presence of distinct child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and adult mental health services (AMHS) impacts continuity of mental health treatment for young people. However, we do not know the extent of discontinuity of care in Europe nor the effects of discontinuity on the mental health of young people. Current research is limited, as the majority of existing studies are retrospective, based on small samples or used non-standardised information from medical records. The MILESTONE prospective cohort study aims to examine associations between service use, mental health and other outcomes over 24 months, using information from self, parent and clinician reports.

Participants

Seven hundred sixty-three young people from 39 CAMHS in 8 European countries, t

SUBMITTER: Gerritsen SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8679118 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature