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The inner city: setting, subgroups, psychopathology and service.

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A large pediatric hospital in downtown Toronto served as the site of an immediate psychiatric clinic, whereinct subgroups appeared among the patients along clinical, ethnic and socio-economic lines, necessitating differing modes of intervention.
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A large pediatric hospital in downtown Toronto served as the site of an immediate psychiatric clinic. Distinct subgroups appeared among the patients along clinical, ethnic and socio-economic lines, necessitating differing modes of intervention. While the problems of providing mental health services in this major Canadian city are many and complex, the city has not experienced the same degree of inner deterioration and violence seen in many cities in the United States.

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An epidemiologic study of behavior characteristics in children.

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If not now, when?*

TL;DR: Although “Action for Mental Health” includes some excellent proposals, the report has serious conceptual shortcomings that arise from a restricted vision of what should and can be done.
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Mental health services for children.

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- 14 Nov 1992 - 
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A psychiatric unit in a general hospital pediatric clinic

TL;DR: New approaches embodied in the psychiatric unit of Bellevue Hospital's pediatric outpatient department are described, based on interdisciplinary teamwork, which facilitate quick evaluation and flexible work-up and treatment programs.
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