Treatment research for children and youth exposed to traumatic events: Moving beyond efficacy to amp up public health impact

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 465-476

  Kolko, David J ^a   Hoagwood, Kimberly Eaton ^b   Springgate, Benjamin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissemination; Effectiveness research; Evidence based practices; Trauma; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956871964     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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