Prevention concerning mental health: The adolescent's perspective

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 392-399

  Villeneuve, Claude ^a,b   Bérubé, Huguette ^b   Ouellet, Rejeanne ^a   Delorme, André ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c Hôpital de Granby   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Mental health; Perspective; Prevention; Promotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVENTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0029770449     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379604100611     Document Type: Article

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