Temporal trends in pediatric mental health visits using longitudinal data to inform emergency department health care planning

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 620-625

  Ali, Samina ^a   Rosychuk, Rhonda J ^a   Dong, Kathryn A ^a   McGrath, Patrick J ^b   Newton, Amanda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mental health; Presentation variation; Seasonal; Temporal

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SPRING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUMMER; TREATMENT PLANNING; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ALBERTA; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOOD DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84864541283     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31825cf93b     Document Type: Article

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