Training general practitioners in the assessment of childhood mental health problems

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 571-579

  Luk, Ernest S L ^a,b   Brann, Peter ^a,b   Sutherland, Sharon ^a   Mildred, Helen ^c   Birleson, Peter ^c,d  

^a CAMHS Wundeela Centre   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MAROONDAH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access of service; Childhood mental health problems; Engagement of parents; General practitioner; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PUBLIC OPINION; TELEPHONE; TRAINING;

EID: 0036821168     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104502007004009     Document Type: Article

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