NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (ASSESSMENT & ADVICE)
Covers behavioural concerns in teenagers such as delinquency or conduct problems; the GP explores underlying stressors, family context, and mental health, referring to psychiatry or social services if there is a conduct disorder, substance use, or safeguarding concern. - Assessment and advice
Children follow the same pathway: assessment, explanation and follow-up. No primary-care medicine is implied.
No dose - no medicine is given for this in primary care
Covers behavioural concerns in teenagers such as delinquency or conduct problems; the GP explores underlying stressors, family context, and mental health, referring to psychiatry or social services if there is a conduct disorder, substance use, or safeguarding concern.
- RED FLAG - Immediate risk of violence or harm to others: assess urgently and refer.
- No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care. The value of the consultation is recognition, explanation and follow-up, and referral if the red flags above appear.
- RED FLAG - Self-harm or suicidal ideation, substance use, or signs of abuse, neglect or exploitation: assess urgently and refer.