A systematic review of management strategies for children's mental health care in the emergency department: Update on evidence and recommendations for clinical practice and research

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 376-384

  Newton, Amanda S ^a   Hartling, Lisa ^a   Soleimani, Amir ^a   Kirkland, Scott ^a   Dyson, Michele P ^a   Cappelli, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

emergency department; mental health care; pediatrics; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; EMBASE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEWCASTLE-OTTAWA SCALE; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 85011088713     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2016-205939     Document Type: Review

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