Introduction of a child and adolescent mental health link worker: Education and health staff focus group findings

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 670-677

  Hunter, A ^a   Playle, J ^b   Sanchez, P ^c   Cahill, J ^c   McGowan, L ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Department of Mental Health ^*

^c Pendlebury Children's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent mental health; Multidisciplinary care; Service development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COOPERATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 51149112694     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01296.x     Document Type: Article

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