Reasons and pathways of first-time consultations at child and adolescent mental health services in Italy: An observational study

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Pedrini, Laura ^a   Sisti, Davide ^b   Tiberti, Alessandra ^c   Preti, Antonio ^d,e   Fabiani, Michela ^f   Ferraresi, Linda ^g   Palazzi, Stefano ^h   Parisi, Roberto ⁱ   Ricciutello, Cosimo ^j   Rocchi, Marco B L ^b   Squarcia, Antonella ^k   Trebbi, Stefano ^l   Tullini, Andrea ^m   Girolamo, Giovanni ^a  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c Servizio Neuropsichiatria Infanzia e Adolescenza Spedali Civili di Brescia   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^f PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^g AUSL Modena   (Italy)

^h AUSL Ferrara   (Italy)

ⁱ AUSL di Piacenza   (Italy)

^j AUSL di Imola   (Italy)

^k Az USL   (Italy)

^l Servizio di Prevenzione e Protezione AzUSL Bologna   (Italy)

^m Rimini USL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Health services; Help seeking; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONSULTATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL STRESS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHER;

EID: 84939426721     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13034-015-0060-9     Document Type: Article

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