Adolescents with substance diagnoses in an HMO: Factors associated with medical provider referrals to substance abuse and mental health treatment

Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-60

  Scott, Michelle ^a,b   Parthasarathy, Sujaya ^b   Kohn, Carolynn ^b,c   Hinman, Agatha ^b   Sterling, Stacy ^b   Weisner, Constance ^b,c  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Mental health; Referral; Substance abuse; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 1242330905     PISSN: 15223434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MHSR.0000011256.70502.ed     Document Type: Review

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