Nemours Child Psychiatry Consultation Model Supports Management In Primary Care

An outpatient child psychiatric consultation model (CPCM) used by 22 primary care professionals (PCP) participating in a pilot with Nemours Children’s Specialty Care in Jacksonville, Florida helped the PCPs diagnose and manage care for children with mental health disorders. Over half (57%) of the children seen for consultation were discharged to their PCP with appropriate treatment recommendations, and only a small minority (10%) of children required long-term care by a psychiatrist. The most common psychiatric diagnoses following consultation were anxiety (57%), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (53%), and depression (39%).

The model functioned as follows:

Each of the participating . . .