Identifying adolescents at risk through voluntary school-based mental health screening

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 505-511

  Husky, Mathilde M ^a,b   Kaplan, Adam ^c   McGuire, Leslie ^a,b   Flynn, Laurie ^a,b   Chrostowski, Christine ^d   Olfson, Mark ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center   (United States)

^d Strong Vincent High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Mental health screening; Referral; School mental health services

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTS; PENNSYLVANIA; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79955737544     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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