Would I attend child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)? Fourteen to sixteen year olds decide

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-25

  Paul, Moli ^a   Berriman, Jo Anne ^b   Evans, Joanne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Ethics; Legal issues; School children; Service development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; THINKING; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 38549157242     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2007.00453..x     Document Type: Article

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