Mental health problems in young children investigated by U.S. child welfare agencies

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 572-581

  McCue Horwitz, Sarah ^a   Hurlburt, Michael S ^b,d   Heneghan, Amy ^c   Zhang, Jinjin ^d   Rolls Reutz, Jennifer ^d   Fisher, Emily ^d   Landsverk, John ^d   Stein, Ruth E K ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

child mental health problems; child welfare; mental health services use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRIEF INFANT TODDLER SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ASSESSMENT SCALE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGRO; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIALIZATION;

BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CAREGIVERS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861607370     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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