John L H, Offord D R, Boyle M H, Racine Y A
Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Ont.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1995 Jan;65(1):76-86. doi: 10.1037/h0079597.
Correlates of mental health and social service utilization are examined based on Ontario Child Health Study data. Findings indicate that psychiatric disorder as a predictor of service use may be confounded by school performance and parental use of services, thus calling into question the extent to which program planning should be based on prevalence rates of child psychiatric disorder. Children from low-income families tend to make greater use of available services, suggesting that programs need to be tailored more specifically to their needs.
基于安大略儿童健康研究数据，对心理健康与社会服务利用的相关因素进行了研究。研究结果表明，作为服务使用预测指标的精神疾病可能会受到学校表现和家长服务使用情况的混淆，因此，对于项目规划应基于儿童精神疾病患病率的程度提出了质疑。低收入家庭的儿童往往更多地利用现有服务，这表明项目需要更具体地根据他们的需求进行调整。
