Behavioral predictors of psychiatric emergency in a child welfare residential treatment center

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-70

  Baker, Amy J L ^a   Piotrkowski, Chaya S ^b   Mincer, Carolyn ^c  

^a Children's Village   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Labor ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral predictors; Preventive interventions; Psychiatric emergency; Residential treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248606105     PISSN: 0886571X     EISSN: 15410358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J007v21n01_04     Document Type: Article

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