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A local child psychiatric service as viewed by district social workers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

S. J. Dover*
Affiliation:
Keele University, School of Postgraduate Medicine, Thornburrow Drive, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST4 7QB
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Abstract

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The study examines the knowledge and views among district social workers of a local child psychiatric service and determines whether their views influence decisions to refer to the service. The results are compared with similar studies of general practitioners (GPs) and paediatricians and discussed with reference to recent national reviews of child psychiatry in the UK.

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Copyright © 1996 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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