Use of a brief standardized screening instrument in a primary care setting to enhance detection of social-emotional problems among youth in foster care

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 409-413

  Jee, Sandra H ^a   Halterman, Jill S ^a   Szilagyi, Moira ^a   Conn, Anne Marie ^a   Alpert Gillis, Linda ^b   Szilagyi, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Starlight Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

foster care; social emotional; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JUVENILE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STANDARDIZATION; STUDY DESIGN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; COHORT STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80052895180     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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