@article{ref1,
title="Patient characteristics associated with the need for long-term treatment in a child psychiatry hospital after the earthquake in Mexico City",
journal="Disaster medicine and public health preparedness",
year="2020",
author="Ulloa, Rosa-Elena and Sarmiento, Emmanuel",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine the demographic and clinical characteristics associated with the need for long-term treatment in a child psychiatry facility.   METHOD: Demographic characteristics, diagnosis, source of referral, time elapsed between the earthquake and the request for care, and the treatment prescribed in the baseline assessment were compared between a group of subjects that required long-term treatment (LTT) and a group that was discharged after a brief intervention (D).   RESULTS: A total of 171 patients were seen, and 27% of the subjects required LTT. In general, these subjects were younger, referred from highly affected areas, presented a delay in seeking care, and were mainly diagnosed with anxiety and stress-related disorders.   CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest the need for research regarding the design of mental health programs for the early detection of psychopathology after natural disasters in children and adolescents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-7893",
doi="10.1017/dmp.2020.224",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.224"
}