Changes in maltreated children's emotional-behavioral problems following typically provided mental health services

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 350-361

  McCrae, Julie S ^a   Barth, Richard P ^b   Guo, Shenyang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Child abuse and neglect; Child welfare; Children; Emotional disturbance; Insurance; Juvenile delinquency; Medicaid; Mental health services; Parental mental illness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954777153     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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