Assessing population need for mental health care: A review of approaches and predictors

Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-46

  Aoun, Samar ^a,b   Pennebaker, Duane ^a   Wood, Christie ^a  

^a Ctr for Mental Hlth Serv Res   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiological surveys; Intervening factors; Need assessment; Perceived need; Predictors

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 1242263415     PISSN: 15223434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MHSR.0000011255.10887.59     Document Type: Review

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