Exploring differences in the clinical management of pediatric mental health in the emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 275-283

  Newton, Amanda S ^a,b,f   Ali, Samina ^a,b   Hamm, Michele P ^a   Haines, Christina ^a,b   Rosychuk, Rhonda J ^a,b   Warron, Lesley ^c   Johnson, David W ^d   Klassen, Terry P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Women and Children's Health Research Institute   (Canada)

^c STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f Aberhart Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

crisis care; health services delivery; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79955054172     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31821314ca     Document Type: Article

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