Hospital admission characteristics for children and adolescents with OCD in Sydney, Australia

Katelyn M. Dyason, Burcu Ozkul, Katherine Knight, Grant Sara, Vlasios Brakoulias, Lara J. Farrell, Jessica R. Grisham, Iain E. Perkes

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Abstract

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects 2–4% of children and adolescents and is often associated with substantial functional impairment. Yet children and young people with OCD are often unable to access timely evidence-based care, with an average delay of 2.5 years between onset of symptoms and diagnosis
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)236-238
Number of pages3
JournalGeneral Hospital Psychiatry
Volume85
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2023

Keywords

  • Health economics
  • Health services
  • Inpatient admission
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • OCD
  • Paediatric

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