The changing mental health of children and adolescents: Evidence for a deterioration?

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 715-725

  Prosser, Jonathan ^a   McArdle, Paul ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b 1 Tankerville Terrace ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OFFENDER; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; TIME;

EID: 0030054968     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700037739     Document Type: Article

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