A meta-analytic review on treatment dropout in child and adolescent outpatient mental health care

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 698-711

  de Haan, Anna M ^a   Boon, Albert E ^a,b,c   de Jong, Joop T V M ^d,e,f   Hoeve, Machteld ^d   Vermeiren, Robert R J M ^c,g  

^a Scientific Research   (Netherlands)

^b Centre of Orthopsychiatry and Forensic Youth Psychiatry   (Netherlands)

^c Acad Ctr Child and Adol Psychiat   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^g VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dropout definition; Dropout percentages; Dropout predictors; Effectiveness studies; Efficacy studies; Outpatient youth mental health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CHILD CARE; FAMILY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; META ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PARENT; PEER REVIEW; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTPATIENTS; PARENTS; PATIENT DROPOUTS;

EID: 84879085417     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2013.04.005     Document Type: Review

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