Identification and Management of Psychosocial Problems Among Toddlers in Dutch Preventive Child Health

Objectives: To assess the degree to which preventive child health professionals (CHPs) identify and manage psychosocial problems among preschool children in the general population and to determine the associationwith parent-reported behavioral and emotional problems, so-ciodemographic factors, andmental health history of chil-dren. Design: The CHPs examined the child and inter-viewed the parents and child during their routine health assessments. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was completed by the parents. Setting: Sixteen child health care services across the Netherlands that routinely provided well-child care to nearly all preschool children. Patients: Of 2354 children aged 21 months to 4 years who were eligible for a routine health assessment, 2229 (94.7%) participated