An Opt-in appointment system and brief therapy: Perspectives on a waiting list initiative

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-212

  Stallard, Paul ^a,b   Sayers, Jacqui ^a  

^a AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'opt in' appointment system; Brief therapy; Child and family mental health; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031938058     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104598032005     Document Type: Article

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