Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 1735-4587 6 3 2011 09 15 106 111 Valbona Alikaj Service of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Center "Mothe Teresa", Tirana, Albania Gentian Vyshka Biomedical and Experimental Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tirana University,Albania Elga Spaho Psychiatry Service, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania Valmira Skëndi Service of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania Anastas Suli Head of Service of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Tirana University, Albania 2015 10 14 Objective: The goal of this study was to investigate all the potential routes to Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic-University Hospital Center (CAPC-UHC) in Tirana. The article provides demographic data, as well as further information on the types and amounts of services children/adolescents received during the process of seeking help related to different diagnoses . Method: The study was conducted in CAPC-UHC in Tirana, during September 2006-September 2007. Data were collected from 162 children and their parents using Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and Pathways Encounter Form. The sample consisted of 53.1% (86) males and 46.9% (76) females. The mean age was 9.5 + 4.4 years . Results: Out of the total number of cases that sought care to CAPC; 55, 6% were referred by parents themselves, while the rest were referred by others. There was a significant effect of gender to intervals from the onset of problem to the first career (F = 10.803, p=0.001), as well as a significant effect of gender to tot l time intervals from the onset till the specialist of child mental health problem (F = 6.742, p=0.01). Conclusions: This is the first study investigating the help seeking process to psychiatric care in CAPC Tirana-Albania and may serve as a good start in generating evidence based on child/adolescent mental health service. Further multicentre studies will enhance the values of the findings, since the present study was performed in a single service, and in a setting lacking previous works with similar scope that could have served as references. https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/261 https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/261/257