Can a multi-disciplinary assessment approach improve outcomes for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 499-503

  Bor, William ^a   Heath, Fiona ^b   Heussler, Honey ^c   Reuter, Rebecca ^d   Perrett, Carmel ^e   Lee, Erica ^a  

^a MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LADY CILENTO CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Kids in Mind Research   (Australia)

^e Children's Health Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Consumer satisfaction; Multidisciplinary assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; PARENTS;

EID: 84889063674     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856213497524     Document Type: Article

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