§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what capital charges were levied on each regional adolescent psychiatric unit in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. AncramThere are no regional adolescent psychiatric units within Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many beds designated specifically for adolescent psychiatry there were in Northern Ireland in each year since 1979 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. AncramIn Northern Ireland in each year since 1981 to December 1993 the average number of available678W beds in the child and adolescent psychiatry speciality has been 20. Information on the child and adolescent psychiatry speciality was not collected separately prior to 1981.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many children and teenagers suffering from serious mental illnesses were admitted to psychiatric hospitals in Northern Ireland in the period 1979 to 1993.
§ Mr. AncramThe information is not available in the form requested. The table provides information on the total number of children and teenagers with one or more admissions to mental illness hospitals/psychiatric units in Northern Ireland between 19891 and 1993.
Admissions of Children/Teenagers to Mental Illness Hospitals/Psychiatric Units in Northern Ireland Year Number 11989–90 144 1990–91 128 1991–92 143 1992–93 177 1 Data prior to 1989–90 is unavailable.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the referral pattern for adolescent psychiatric services for Northern Ireland; and what was the regional breakdown of contractual referral for each health board for the period 1979 to 1993.
§ Mr. AncramThe table shows the pattern of out-patient referral attendances in the child and adolescent psychiatric specialty in Northern Ireland since 1981.
Hospitals located within health and social services boards Year Eastern Northern Southern Western Northern Ireland 1981 1 778 8 32 12 830 1982 937 6 35 2 980 1983 1,102 12 44 8 1,166 1984 1,024 11 37 2 1,074 1985 1,129 5 42 10 1,186 1986 1,059 8 22 4 1,093 1987 1,138 4 22 4 1,168 1988–892 498 — 32 — 530 1989–902 1,332 — 768 — 2,100 1990–91 886 147 469 — 1,502 1991–92 897 112 280 — 1,289 1992–93 999 138 302 — 1,439 1 Information on the child and adolescent psychiatric speciality was not collected separately prior to 1981. 2 The data quality is not reliable for these years.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the most common forms of mental illness for children and teenagers; and what was their incidence in Northern Ireland in the period 1979 to 1993.
§ Mr. AncramThe table shows the six most common diagnoses for children and teenagers and the numbers discharged from mental illness hospitals/psychiatric units with these diagnoses during the period 1989 to 19931. Information on the incidence of these conditions is not available.
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Diagnosis 1 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Neurotic Psychosis (eg phobias) 88 85 85 105 Other Symptoms and Syndromes (eg anorexia, bedwetting, tics) 54 49 46 46 Adjustment Reaction (eg stress related depression) 26 41 41 46 Personality Disorders 38 46 26 34 Acute Stress Reaction 34 42 39 34 Schizophrenic Psychoses 43 34 35 26 1 1989–90 is the earliest date from which the information is available.