Inpatient treatment in child and adolescent psychiatry - A prospective study of health gain and costs

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1259-1267

  Green, Jonathan ^a,b   Jacobs, Brian ^c   Beecham, Jennifer ^d   Dunn, Graham ^b   Kroll, Leo ^e   Tobias, Catherine ^f   Briskman, Jackie ^d  

^a BOOTH HALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Manchester Children's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^f The Royal College of Psychiatrists   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Costs; Inpatient; Outcomes; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37149051486     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01802.x     Document Type: Article

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