Client characteristics and waiting time effects at a Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Psychology at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorTrynes, Mariella Moana
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-07T02:35:47Z
dc.date.available2016-10-07T02:35:47Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractThe present study was of a prospective, longitudinal design which provided a 'snap-shot' overview of a Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health Service (CAFS). The present study had three main objectives. The first objective was to describe the characteristics of clients referred to CAFS assigned to the different priority categories. The second objective was to determine the typical waiting times for clients attending CAFS. The third objective was to determine what changes in problem symptomatology or problem severity occur whilst clients wait for their initial appointment. Two hypotheses were tested. The first was that those who are placed on the High priority wait list will have significantly higher levels of symptomatology than those on the Medium priority wait list. The second was that as wait time increases, problem severity will also increase. Participants consisted of parents/caregivers of consecutive clients who were placed on a High or Medium priority waitlist. Parents/caregivers completed the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) measure when first placed on the waitlist and again before they attended their initial appointment at the service. Clients assigned to the non-wait listed categories (Crisis or Urgent) tended to consist of older females, whereas those assigned to the wait listed categories (High and Medium priority wait list) tended to consist of younger males. Results indicated that wait time did not affect problem severity, nor did problem severity differ for High and Medium priority clients. The discussion focused on the implications of the findings with regards to managing mental health waiting lists.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/9932
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectNew Zealand -- Palmerston Northen_US
dc.subjectChild mental health servicesen_US
dc.subjectMental health servicesen_US
dc.subjectYouthen_US
dc.subjectMentally ill childrenen_US
dc.titleClient characteristics and waiting time effects at a Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Psychology at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorTrynes, Mariella Moanaen_US
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M. A.)en_US
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