Mental disorders and transition to adult mental health services: A scoping review

European Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 932-942

  Reale, L ^a   Bonati, M ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child mental health services; Continuity of care; Mental health; Review; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EATING DISORDER; EMBASE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSITIONAL CARE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; TRANSITIONAL CARE;

EID: 84955476537     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2015.07.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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