Factors associated with mental health service need and utilization among unaccompanied refugee adolescents

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 342-355

  Bean, Tammy ^a   Eurelings Bontekoe, Elisabeth ^b   Mooijaart, Ab ^b   Spinhoven, Philip ^b  

^a Centrum '45   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Help seeking; Mental health care; Refugee; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SAMPLE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHER; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744973538     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-006-0046-2     Document Type: Article

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