AMHS
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What do young patients need when transitioning from child to adult mental health services?
Researchers have examined the ethical values that people expect to underpin the transition from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to adult mental health services (AMHS).
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Guidelines on service transition for young people with ADHD
Recent research has led to the increasing recognition that ADHD can often be a life span disorder, meaning that a subset of affected children will eventually need to transition to adult services. Unfortunately, much research has highlighted the difficulties experienced by young people in transitioning from children’s to adult services.
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Falling through the gap between CAMHS and AMHS
Young people face a ‘cliff edge’ when trying to access mental health care after reaching the upper age limit of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and try to move into adult health sevices (AMHS).
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