Table 1 Categorisation of psychiatric diagnoses and patient characteristics
From: Child art psychotherapy in CAMHS: Which cases are referred and which cases drop out?
Disorders | Characteristics |
|---|---|
Depression | Deliberate self harm |
Anxiety disorder | Suicidal thinking |
Behavioural disorder/ODD | Attachment difficulties |
Eating disorder | Child sexual abuse |
ADHD | Out of home placement |
Autism spectrum disorder | Learning difficulties |
Emerging emotionally unstable personality disorder | Psychosocial environment |
No major mental illness | History of child experiencing parental separation/distress |