Differences in dropout between diagnoses in child and adolescent mental health services

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 515-530

  Johnson, Emily ^a   Mellor, David ^a   Brann, Peter ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnostic categories; Dropout

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 53949120856     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104508096767     Document Type: Article

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