Factors associated with dropout and diagnosis in child and adolescent mental health services

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 431-437

  Johnson, Emily ^a   Mellor, David ^a   Brann, Peter ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent mental health; Diagnostic categories; Dropout

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT REFUSAL; AGE; FAMILY RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651146794     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670902817687     Document Type: Article

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