Factors associated with child mental health service use in the community

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 901-909

  Verhulst, Frank C ^a   Van Der Ende, Jan ^b  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Erasmus University Rotterdam ^*

Author keywords

Child behavior checklist; Epidemiology; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS;

EID: 0030954236     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199707000-00011     Document Type: Article

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