Differential impact of current diagnosis and clinical stage on attendance at a youth mental health service

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 255-262

  Cross, Shane P M ^a   Hermens, Daniel F ^a   Scott, Jan ^b   Salvador Carulla, Luis ^a   Hickie, Ian B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adherence; appointment; clinical staging; mental health service; youth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ATTENDANCE; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958062514     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eip.12319     Document Type: Article

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