Establishing best practice in pediatric emergency mental health: A prospective study examining clinical characteristics

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 380-386

  Kennedy, Allison ^a   Cloutier, Paula ^a   Glennie, J Elizabeth ^a   Gray, Clare ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; ONTARIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 69049084517     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181a79223     Document Type: Article

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