§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the national referral pattern for adolescent psychiatric services; and what was the regional breakdown of contractual referrals for each health region for the period 1979 to 1993.
§ Mr. BowisAdolescent psychiatric services take place in a variety of settings from primary health care to highly specialised units. Most adolescents are seen by a multi-disciplinary team in a clinic or unit with only a very small minority being referred for specialist in-patient care.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the most common forms of mental illness for children and teenagers; and what was their incidence in the period 1979 to 1993.
§ Mr. BowisThere are a wide range of mental health disorders with varying degrees of prevalence of which most are conduct and emotional disorders. Their prevalence range from 7 to 21 per cent. depending on such factors as the age of the child and whether the child is living in an urban or rural setting.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what capital charges were levied on each regional adolescent psychiatric unit in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. SackvilleEstimates of the level of capital charges which will be included in contract prices are collected in respect of individual trusts and authorities. This information is provided as an estimate for the trust or authority as a whole and is not broken down to reflect the amount of charge that will be recovered through the provision of any particular service that the trust or authority may provide.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds designated specifically for adolescent psychiatry there were in each year since 1979 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children and teenagers suffering from serious mental illnesses were admitted to psychiatric hospitals in the period 1979 to 1993.
§ Mr. BowisThis information is not collected in the form requested. Figures on finished consultant episodes and deaths and discharges relating to child and adolescent psychiatry for England are shown in the table for the years for which figures are available.
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Child and adolescent psychiatry (England) Number Discharges and Deaths1 1979 2,463 1980 2,589 1981 2,766 1982 2,517 1983 2,668 1984 2,659 1985 2,704 1986 2,448 Finished Consultant Episodes1 1988–89 3,344 1989–90 2,819 1990–91 2,791 1991–92 2,542 1 The figures for the number of discharges and deaths are not directly comparable with those for the number of finished consultant episodes.