Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 729-735 , November 2006

Examining School Health Center Utilization as a Function of Mood Disturbance and Mental Health Difficulties

  • Darcy A. Santor, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Darcy A. Santor, Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, Canada.
    • ,
  • Christiane Poulin, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C.

      Affiliations

    • Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • ,
  • John C. LeBlanc, M.D., M.Sc, F.R.C.P.C.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • ,
  • Vivek Kusumakar, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Received 10 December 2005 ,Accepted 17 April 2006.

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PII: S1054-139X(06)00142-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.04.010

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 729-735 , November 2006

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