Transition of care from child to adult mental health services: The great divide

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 386-390

  Singh, Swaran P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent mental health; Child mental health services; Continuity of care; Transition

Indexed keywords

CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FALL RISK; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651020946     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32832c9221     Document Type: Review

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