Patterns of current comorbidity in young help-seekers: Implications for service planning and delivery

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 379-383

  Godfrey, Katherine ^a   Yung, Alison ^a,b   Killackey, Eóin ^a   Cosgrave, Elizabeth ^a   Yuen, Hok Pan ^a   Stanford, Carrie ^a   Buckby, Joe ^a   McGorry, Patrick ^a,b  

^a ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Mental health; Service use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; AUSTRALIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33645748072     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1665.2005.02217.x     Document Type: Article

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