Frequency of mental health disorders in a sample of elementary school students receiving special educational services for behavioural difficulties

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 769-775

  Déry, Michèle ^a   Toupin, Jean ^a   Pauzé, Robert ^a   Verlaan, Pierrette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Conduct disorder; Elementary school students; Oppositional defiant disorder; Special educational services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 11844290100     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404901108     Document Type: Article

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