Why do adolescents return to an acute psychiatric unit?

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 551-555

  Barker, Dawn ^a   Jairam, Rajeev ^b,c   Rocca, Antonella ^b   Goddard, Luke ^b   Matthey, Stephen ^d  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b Gna Ka Lun   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d Sydney South West Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescents; psychiatric admission; readmission

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLUSTER B PERSONALITY TRAIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 78649828303     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10398562.2010.501380     Document Type: Article

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