Access to treatment for adolescents with substance use and co-occurring disorders: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 637-646

  Sterling, Stacy ^a   Weisner, Constance ^a,b   Hinman, Agatha ^a   Parthasarathy, Sujaya ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; barriers; co occurring; psychiatric; substance

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE;

CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONFIDENTIALITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955709588     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-201007000-00004     Document Type: Review

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