Assessing the strenghts of children referred for community-based mental health services

Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Walrath, Christine M ^a   Mandell, David S ^b   Holdne, E Wayne ^c   Santiago, Rolando L ^d  

^a ORC Macro   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^d Child   (United States)

Author keywords

BERS; CAFAS; Children's mental health services; Impairment; Strengths

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 1242286053     PISSN: 15223434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MHSR.0000011252.84719.f2     Document Type: Article

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