An examination of treatment completers and non-completers at a child and adolescent community mental health clinic

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-281

  Pellerin, Karen A ^a   Costa, Natalie M ^b   Weems, Carl F ^c   Dalton, Richard F ^d  

^a LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk youth; Community mental health; Dropout; Premature termination; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77952092149     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-009-9285-5     Document Type: Article

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