Psychological needs, service utilization and provision of care in a specialist mental health clinic for young refugees: A comparative study

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-296

  Michelson, Daniel ^a   Sclare, Irene ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Psychological needs; Refugees and asylum seekers; Service evaluation; Unaccompanied minors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MINORS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REFUGEES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 62749143576     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104508100889     Document Type: Article

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