Culturally competent outcome evaluation in systems of care for children's mental health

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Culturally competent outcome evaluation of systems of personal care for children with emotional disorders shows that culturally competent programs are both cost-effective and clinically effective. Culturally competent systems of care take the effect of cultural diversity into account and deliver services in accordance with children's culture-specific needs. An outcome evaluation study involves population indicators and outcome indicators such as race, and functional change, respectively. This approach addresses cultural differences without injuring the interests of minorities.

Editorial, Evaluation, Children, Culture, Child health services

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Effects of trauma of the Gulf War on Kuwaiti children

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A psychological assessment was conducted among 60 Kuwaiti children to assess the effects of the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and its relation to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It was perceived that children who have witnessed war atrocities were at high risk of developing PTSD. It was discovered that children who witnessed the war had experiences affecting their development. The effects were persistent over a five-year period. PTSD was not treated with the passing of time.

Analysis, Post-traumatic stress disorder in children, Childhood post-traumatic stress disorder, Children and war, Persian Gulf War, 1991, Kuwaitis

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Community-based systems approach to children's managed mental health services

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Children's mental health services are increasingly being administered using managed care principles. This shift to managed care has compelled the creation of community-based systems of child care models, which can be applied for child mental health services delivery and resource management and accountability. Maximizing the role of child and adolescent psychiatrists in times of scarcity leads them back in using a community based approach.

Models, Managed care plans (Medical care), Child care workers, Child psychiatric services

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