Self-reported use of mental health services versus administrative records: Care to recall?

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-175

  Rhodes, Anne E ^a,b,c,d   Fung, Kinwah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Health services research; Mental health services; Mental recall; Self reports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; RECALL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SELF DISCLOSURE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 4644257722     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.172     Document Type: Article

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