Development and validation of a depression scale for Asian adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 677-689

  Woo, Bernardine S C ^a   Chang, W C ^b   Fung, Daniel S S ^a   Koh, Jessie B K ^b   Leong, Joyce S F ^a   Kee, Carolyn H Y ^a   Seah, Cheryl K F ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ASIAN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 10244270617     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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