Preventing major depression in young people

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 181, Issue DEC., 2002, Pages 460-462

  Andrews, Gavin ^a,c   Szabo, Marianna ^a   Burns, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b The National Depression Initiative   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASSERTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036897779     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.181.6.460     Document Type: Editorial

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