Early intervention with difficult to engage, 'high-risk' youth: Evaluating an intensive outreach approach in youth mental health

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-200

  Schley, Carsten ^a   Ryall, Victoria ^b   Crothers, Leanne ^a   Radovini, Sandra ^c   Fletcher, Karen ^a   Marriage, Karen ^a   Nudds, Simon ^a   Groufsky, Catherine ^d   Yuen, Hok Pan ^a  

^a THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Western Melbourne Headspace   (Australia)

^c Mindful Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health   (United States)

^d Take Two   (United States)

Author keywords

Assertive community treatment; Assertive outreach; Early intervention; Engagement; Intensive case management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVE TRAINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC SHOCK; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249125251     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2008.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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