Parental help-seeking in primary care for child and adolescent mental health concerns: Qualitative study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 476-481

  Sayal, Kapil ^a   Tischler, Victoria ^a   Coope, Caroline ^b   Robotham, Sarah ^b   Ashworth, Mark ^c   Day, Crispin ^d   Tylee, Andre ^b   Simonoff, Emily ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 78649737908     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.081448     Document Type: Article

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