Promoting youth mental health.
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Child and adolescent psychiatrists often work with children before mental health conditions ve fully formed. Specialists working in the d say this opportunity to intervene early d improve quality of life for decades to e is what makes their specialty so arding. In this issue of MJA Careers, talk to several child and adolescent chiatrists, ranging from a registrar (page C2), to a prominent, experienced psychiatrist who has had a big impact on the field (page C5). Also in this issue, the Money + Practice section looks at the practical side of telehealth, explaining what is involved in making your first telehealth consultation (page C6). We talk to specialists who are already using telehealth to expand their patient base beyond their local area. The earliest intervention
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Australia
دوره 196 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012