Bridging the divide between child psychiatry and primary care: The use of telephone consultation within a population-based collaborative system

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-53

  Sarvet, Barry ^a   Gold, Joseph ^b   Straus, John H ^c  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership/ValueOptions   (United States)

Author keywords

Child psychiatry; Consultation; Health services accessibility; Primary health care; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 78449241801     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2010.08.009     Document Type: Review

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