Parents and GPs at cross-purposes over hyperactivity: A qualitative study of possible barriers to treatment

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 452, 2000, Pages 199-202

  Klasen, Henrikje ^a   Goodman, Robert ^b  

^a Dept of Child and Family Psychiatry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers to treatment; General practitioners' views; Hyperactivity; Parents' views

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONDON; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0034104171     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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