The mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents in home-based foster care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 181-184

  Sawyer, Michael G ^a   Carbone, Josephine A ^b   Searle, Amelia K ^b   Robinson, Philip ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 33847706919     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00857.x     Document Type: Article

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