Bridging Mental Health and Medical Care in Underserved Pediatric Populations: Three Integrative Models

Advances in Pediatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 295-313

  Brito, Arturo ^a   Khaw, Adrian J ^b   Campa, Gladys ^b   Cuadra, Anai ^b   Joseph, Sharon ^c,d   Rigual Lynch, Lourdes ^c,d   Olteanu, Alina ^e   Shapiro, Alan ^c,d   Grant, Roy ^a  

^a Children's Health Fund   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149364698     PISSN: 00653101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yapd.2010.08.001     Document Type: Review

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