Child and adolescent psychiatry in Slovenia in comparison with other European countries.

PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis; MENTAL illness treatment; ADOLESCENT psychiatry; CHILD psychiatry; HEALTH services accessibility; MENTAL health; MENTAL health services; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; HUMAN services programs

The article focuses on the child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) in Slovenia. Topics include the impact on CAP of political, social, and economic shifts in the country; the structure of its CAP health care system that features primary care, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), and guidance out-patient clinics; and the rank of its CAP with other European countries. It cites top three diagnoses in Slovenia such as behavioral and emotional, psychological, and neurotic disorders.