'Can he have the test for bipolar, doctor? His dad's got it': Exploring the potential of general practitioners to work with children and young people presenting in primary care with common mental health problems - A clinical initiative

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-123

  Roberts, Jane H ^a   Bernard, Paul M ^b  

^a Department of Occupational Health and Wellbeing   (United Kingdom)

^b Darlington CAMHS ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common child and adolescent mental health problems; Early intervention in primary care; GP involvement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 84870407315     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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