Is diagnosis relevant in the hospitalization of potentially dangerous children and adolescents?

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1030-1037

  Gutterman, Elane M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Dangerousness; Psychiatric diagnosis; Psychiatric hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; HAZARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031660715     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199810000-00012     Document Type: Review

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