Children's mental health emergencies-part 1: Challenges in care: Definition of the problem, barriers to care, screening, advocacy, and resources

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 399-408

  Baren, Jill M ^a,b   Mace, Sharon E ^c,d,e,f   Hendry, Phyllis L ^g   Dietrich, Ann M ^c   Grupp Phelan, Jacqueline ^h   Mullin, Jacqueline ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Observation Unit   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Mental health screening

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY WARD; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD WELFARE; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149173525     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318177a6c6     Document Type: Review

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