Youth experiences of transition from child mental health services to adult mental health services: A qualitative thematic synthesis

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Broad, Kathleen L ^a   Sandhu, Vijay K ^b   Sunderji, Nadiya ^c,d,e   Charach, Alice ^e,f  

^a Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Adolescent health services; Child adolescent psychiatry; Continuum of care; Health transition; Mental disorders; Mental health services; Transition to adult care; Transitional programs; Young adult

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT; JUVENILE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERCEPTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGISTER; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85035316814     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-017-1538-1     Document Type: Article

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