AAP News Vol. 13 No. 1 January 1997, p. 2
© 1997 American Academy of Pediatrics
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Mental health care access

Children in poor mental health from high-income families are more than three times as likely to receive ambulatory mental health care than their counterparts in low-income families, according to an analysis of 1987 data.

Researchers examined data from the Household Component of the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES). Subjects included 6,126 children, ages 6 to 17, whose parents provided information during four in-person interviews.

Mental health-related ambulatory visits - scheduled mainly to obtain psychotherapy or mental health counseling - were defined according to diagnosis codes from the International Classification of Diseases - 9th Revision - Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM).