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Longitudinal trends in diagnosis at child and adolescent mental health centres in Madrid, Spain

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Acknowledgments

Dr. Blasco-Fontecilla, Dr. Garcia-Nieto, and Dr. Lopez-Castroman have received funding from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) (RIO HORTEGA research funding). Dr. Lopez-Castroman has received funding from the Fundacion Española de Psiquiatria y Salud Mental. Dr. Baca-García, Dr. Blasco-Fontecilla, Dr. Carballo and Dr. Garcia-Nieto have received funding from the Alicia Koplowitz Foundation. Dr. Blasco-Fontecilla has received funding from the Conchita Rabago Fundation and the Sociedad Española de Psiquiatría Biológica and Sociedad Española de Psiquiatría. This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science [SAF2010-21849]. The authors thank Paloma Aroca her assistance in the preparation of this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Jimenez Diaz Foundation, The Fundación Jiménez Díaz Institute for Medical Research (IIS-FJD), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Avenida Reyes Catolicos 2, Madrid, 28040, Spain

    Juan J. Carballo, Rebeca García-Nieto, Jorge López-Castromán, Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla, Laura Mata-Iturralde, Victoria de Leon & Enrique Baca-García

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Psychiatry, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    M. Mercedes Pérez-Rodríguez

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Carballo, J.J., García-Nieto, R., Pérez-Rodríguez, M.M. et al. Longitudinal trends in diagnosis at child and adolescent mental health centres in Madrid, Spain. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 22, 47–49 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-012-0322-5

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