This paper discusses some of the mental health problems that occur among Youth, and some of the services that have been set up to deal with them in the United Kingdom. While fairly widespread, they are limited through their rather narrow scope. Some of the difficulties encountered are pointed out, including shortages of trained man-power.
Suggestions are made on what further could be done to widen these services. It is realised, however, that what is applicable to one country is not necessarily so to another. Psychiatric services especially for adolescents are nevertheless spreading. Can Adolescent Psychiatry yet qualify as another sub-specialty in psychiatry?
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