The interim service preferences of parents waiting for children's mental health treatment: A discrete choice conjoint experiment

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 865-877

  Cunningham, Charles E ^a,e   Chen, Yvonne ^a   Deal, Ken ^a   Rimas, Heather ^a   McGrath, Patrick ^b,c   Reid, Graham ^d   Lipman, Ellen ^a   Corkum, Penny ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children's mental health; Discrete choice conjoint experiment; Parents; Preferences; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ONTARIO; PARENTS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84880313466     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-013-9728-x     Document Type: Article

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