Delivering youth-specific mental health services: The advantages of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary system

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-194

  Scott, Elizabeth ^a   Naismith, Sharon ^a   Whitwell, Bradley ^a,b   Hamilton, Blake ^a   Chudleigh, Catherine ^a   Hickie, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Sydney South West Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaborative care; Headspace; Mental health services; Youth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650296295     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10398560802657322     Document Type: Article

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