What are the parent-reported reasons for unmet mental health needs in children?

Health and Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-15

  De Rigne, Lea Anne ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Health policy; Mental health; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951633430     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/35.1.7     Document Type: Article

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