Children's key concerns: Piloting a qualitative approach to understanding their experience of mental health care

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 139-155

  Day, Crispin ^a,d   Carey, Martin ^b,e,f   Surgenor, Tammy ^c,g  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Southwark Community Child and Family Service   (United Kingdom)

^e Carol Kendrick Unit   (United Kingdom)

^f South Manchester Arm of the Children and Parents Service (CAPS)   (United Kingdom)

^g Umbrella Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Focus groups; Service evaluation; Service user; User involvement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 31944436423     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104506056322     Document Type: Article

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