Developmental and behavioral problems are among the most prevalent health concerns faced by children, with approximately 20 percent of children having some type of behavioral, developmental, or learning difficulty (Halfon, Houtrow, Larson, & Newacheck, 2012). Developmental–behavioral pediatric practices across the United States struggle with issues of long waiting lists for evaluation. Even though clinicians and administrators of this subspecialty service work diligently to increase access, simply because of supply and demand logistics, lengthy wait times are to be expected. Nationally, average wait times have been estimated to be approximately five months, although anecdotal evidence has suggested that average wait times are up to 12 months or more ( Jimenez, Martinez Alcaraz, Williams, & Strom, 2017).

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心理教育干预对等待发育评估的儿童家庭的有效性

发育和行为问题是儿童面临的最普遍的健康问题之一，大约 20% 的儿童存在某种类型的行为、发育或学习困难（Halfon、Houtrow、Larson 和 Newacheck，2012 年）。美国各地的发育行为儿科实践都在努力解决评估等待名单长的问题。尽管这一亚专科服务的临床医生和管理人员努力工作以增加访问量，但仅仅因为供需物流，预计会出现漫长的等待时间。在全国范围内，平均等待时间估计约为 5 个月，尽管轶事证据表明平均等待时间长达 12 个月或更长时间（Jimenez、Martinez Alcaraz、Williams 和 Strom，2017 年）。