Mental health service use in the community and schools: Results from the four-community MECA study

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 889-897

  Leaf, Philip J ^a,h   Alegria, Margarita ^b   Cohen, Patricia ^c   Goodman, Sherryl H ^d   Horwitz, Sarah Mccue ^e   Hoven, Christina W ^c   Narrow, William E ^f   Vaden Kiernan, Michael ^g   Regier, Darrel A ^f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^g ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child and adolescent mental health services; psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0029900126     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199607000-00014     Document Type: Article

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