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ArticleThe Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry2025

Latent trajectories of mental health service use in an Australian state population cohort of children.

Oliver J Watkeys, Stacy Tzoumakis, Kimberlie Dean, Kristin R Laurens, Felicity Harris, Kirstie O'Hare, Vaughan J Carr, Melissa J Green

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Oliver J WatkeysSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Stacy TzoumakisSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Kimberlie DeanSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3510-5892
Kristin R LaurensSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3987-6486
Felicity HarrisSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Kirstie O'HareSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Vaughan J CarrSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Melissa J GreenSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9361-4874

Funding

Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project DP230101990Department of Health and Aged Care Medical Research Future Fund Million Minds Mental Health Grant APP2006436Discovery Early Career Researcher Award DE210100113Investigator Grant APP1175408National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grant APP1148055Postdoctoral Fellowship from Suicide Prevention AustraliaToyota Manual Handling Australia,
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Abstract

objectivesMental health service use among young people is increasing, and small groups within the population disproportionately account for the majority of mental health service use. The aims of this study were to identify population-based trajectories of mental health service use across childhood and adolescence and associated sociodemographic/other risk factors.

methodsMental health trajectories between birth and 17 years of age were identified using zero-inflated Poisson latent-class growth mixture modelling, in a New South Wales cohort of 9510 children (born between 2002 and 2005) who had at least one primary diagnosis of a mental disorder recorded in 'Emergency Department', 'Admitted Patients' and/or 'Mental Health Ambulatory' data collections.

resultsA two-trajectory solution provided the optimal fit to the data: One trajectory displayed

conclusionLess than one-fifth of children account for more than 68% of hospital and ambulatory services used up to age 17 years; these children are more likely to have parents with mental disorder and to have been exposed to child maltreatment, pointing towards multi-disciplinary supports as a basis for early intervention.

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Child of Impaired ParentsMental DisordersMental Health ServicesPatient Acceptance of Health CareAdolescentChildChild AbuseChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleNew South WalesRisk Factorsadministrative datadevelopmentLongitudinalmental illnesspsychopathology

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PMID40084871
PMCPMC12022377

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