Dropping out from child psychiatric treatment: Reasons and outcome

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-229

  Lai, K Y C ^a,b   Chan, T S F ^b   Pang, A H T ^a,b   Wong, C K ^a,b  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030663938     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002076409704300309     Document Type: Article

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