Quality of mental health care for depressed adolescents

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 96-104

  Kramer, Teresa L ^a,e   Miller, Terri L ^b   Phillips, Susan D ^c   Robbins, James M ^d  

^a Division of Health Services Research   (United States)

^b Program for Young Adults

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent depression; Mental health care; Quality improvement initiative

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE;

EID: 41149114213     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860607310919     Document Type: Article

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