The Michael Rutter Centre for Children and Adolescents is based at the
Maudsley Hospital
The Maudsley Hospital is a British psychiatric hospital in south London. The Maudsley is the largest mental health training institution in the UK. It is part of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and works in partnership with the ...
, a psychiatric hospital run by the
National Health Service NHS. Named after
Sir Michael Rutter, it caters for children suffering from mental health issues such as
anorexia
Anorexia nervosa, often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by low weight, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin. ''Anorexia'' is a term of Gre ...
. In 1994 it was estimated that at least 10% of children suffering from mental health problems required specialist facilities, but only 1-1.5% of children were being referred. (Garralda, M.E. 1994).
[Garralda, M.E. (1994) (3rd Edition) Primary Care Psychiatry. In: M. Rutter, E. Taylor and L. Herson (Eds) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Modern Approaches. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications.] Parry-Jones described Child Mental Health Services as the 'Cinderella Service' (Parry-Jones, W. 1992).
[Parry-Jones, W. (1992) Management in the National Health Service in Relation to Children and the Provision of Child Psychiatric Services. ACPP Newsletter, 14(1):3-8.]
See also
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Healthcare in London
Healthcare in London, which consumes about a fifth of the NHS budget in England, is in many respects distinct from that in the rest of the United Kingdom, or England.
History Early history
The earliest state hospitals in the UK were set up in ...
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Contribution to research and developmentSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustInstitute of Psychiatry, King's College London
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Psychiatric hospitals in England
NHS hospitals in London
Health in the London Borough of Croydon
Health in the London Borough of Lewisham
Health in the London Borough of Lambeth
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King's College London
Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Southwark