Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Adolescents in English care: Randomised trial and observational cohort evaluation

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 214-221

  Green, J M ^a   Biehal, N ^b   Roberts, C ^a   Dixon, J ^b   Kay, C ^a   Parry, E ^c   Rothwell, J ^a   Roby, A ^a   Kapadia, D ^a   Scott, S ^d   Sinclair, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD GLOBAL ASSESSMENT SCALE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84895791394     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.131466     Document Type: Article

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