The role of youth mental health services in the treatment of young people with serious mental illness: 2-year outcomes and economic implications

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 393-400

  Brimblecombe, Nicola ^a   Knapp, Martin ^a   Murguia, Silvia ^b   Mbeah Bankas, Henrietta ^c   Crane, Steve ^b   Harris, Abi ^b   Evans Lacko, Sara ^d   Ardino, Vittoria ^a   Iemmi, Valentina ^a   King, Derek ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b Tower Hamlets Early Detection Service ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Health Education North Central and East London Stewart House   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adolescent health service; cost; evaluation; mental health service; young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CANNABIS USE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; AGE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940730114     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eip.12261     Document Type: Article

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