Understanding ethnic differences in mental health service use for adolescents' internalizing problems: The role of emotional problem identification

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 413-421

  Verhulp, Esmée E ^a   Stevens, Gonneke W J M ^a   Van De Schoot, Rens ^a,b   Vollebergh, Wilma A M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Emotional problem identification; Immigrants; Internalizing problems; Mental health service use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOROCCAN; NETHERLANDS; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; SURINAMESE; TURKISH;

EID: 84880315367     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-013-0380-3     Document Type: Article

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