Critical Failures in a Regional Network of Residential Treatment Facilities

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-159

  Pavkov, Thomas W ^a   Negash, Sesen ^b   Lourie, Ira S ^c   Hug, Richard W ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Human Service Collaborative   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Aftercare planning; Children; Consultation; Educational planning; Excessive discipline; Medication management; Participation; Quality planning; Residential treatment facilities; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; ACCREDITATION; ADOLESCENT; AFTERCARE; EVALUATION STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STANDARDS;

ACCREDITATION; ADOLESCENT; AFTERCARE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT;

EID: 77953549211     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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