Comorbidity and Unmet Service Needs Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Identified Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Boothroyd, Roger A.; Armstrong, Mary I.
Titel	Comorbidity and Unmet Service Needs Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Identified Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 13 (2005) 1, S.43-51 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1063-4266
Schlagwörter	Health Services; Disabilities; Health Needs; Mental Health; Emotional Disturbances; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Handicap; Behinderung; Psychohygiene; Gefühlsstörung
Abstract	The comorbidity of health and mental health problems among Medicaid-enrolled children and youth in Florida with a designated health or mental health disability was examined and compared to that of Medicaid-enrolled children with no disability. Slightly higher rates of health problems (42%) were found among children with mental health disabilities compared to the rate of mental health problems (35%) found among children with health disabilities. Within both groups, similar rates (approximately 26%) of current comorbid health and mental health problems were found. Regarding health services, less than 1% to 11% of the children experiencing significant health problems were receiving no services, depending on disability group. Rates of unmet mental health needs were higher, ranging from 4% among children with no identified disability to 22% among children with an identified health disability. These data support the need for a comprehensive health policy emphasizing the assessment of all Medicaid-enrolled children with disabilities for comorbid health or mental health problems. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10