Transition from child and adolescent to adult mental health services in the Republic of Ireland: An investigation of process and operational practice

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 291-297

  Mcnamara, Niamh ^a   Mcnicholas, Fiona ^a,b   Ford, Tamsin ^g   Paul, Moli ^h   Gavin, Blanaid ^b   Coyne, Imelda ^c   Cullen, Walter ^d   O'Connor, Karen ^e   Ramperti, Nicolas ^f   Dooley, Barbara ^a   Barry, Siobhan ^f   Singh, Swaran P ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Lucena Clinic   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^e St John of God Hospitaller Services Ireland   (Ireland)

^f Mental Health Ireland   (Ireland)

^g PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Good practice; Mental health services; Service development; Transition to adult care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84904728341     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eip.12073     Document Type: Article

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