Factors affecting compliance with treatment in an outpatient child psychiatric practice: A retrospective study in a community mental health centre in Athens

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 42-49

  Lazaratou, H ^b   Vlassopoulos, M ^c   Dellatolas, G ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Child psychotherapy; Drop out rate; Early termination; Treatment compliance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; DAY HOSPITAL; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEAMWORK;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033991919     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000012365     Document Type: Article

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