The mental health of young people attending a Youth Offending Team: A descriptive study

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-43

  Stallard, Paul ^a   Thomason, Jane ^a   Churchyard, Sally ^b  

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

^b Bath/North East Somerset Local Auth   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COMMUNITY; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OFFENDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING;

EID: 0037320592     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1971(02)00117-3     Document Type: Article

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