title: Adolescent psychiatry services.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The way in which psychiatric services for adolescents in the UK are developing will be affected by recent changes in the organisation of the National Health Service.
  
  
  METHODS
  The history of these services, and the different opportunities for development are reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ways in which high-quality clinical care can still be provided are indicated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adolescent psychiatric services should be judged on their ability to provide such care, not merely on their ability to survive.
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authors.lastname: Jaffa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000639:trends*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000639:trends; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000639:trends; D013222:State Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D006113:United Kingdom