The current state of mental health services in Canada's paediatric emergency departments

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 81-85

  Leon, Stephanie L ^a   Cappelli, Mario ^a   Ali, Samina ^b   Craig, William ^b   Curran, Janet ^c   Gokiert, Rebecca ^d   Klassen, Terry ^e   Osmond, Martin ^a   Scott, Shannon D ^d   Newton, Amanda S ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Canada Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA)   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crisis intervention; Emergency tnedical services; Mental health; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORKER; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84873327265     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/18.2.81     Document Type: Article

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