Shifting the treatment model: Impact on engagement in outpatient therapy

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-103

  Warnick, Erin M ^a   Bearss, Karen ^a   Weersing, V Robin ^b   Scahill, Lawrence ^a,c   Woolston, Joseph ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition; Child guidance clinic; Child mental health; Dropout

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT DROPOUTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84892677878     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-012-0439-3     Document Type: Article

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