Short-term effectiveness of a school-based early intervention program for adolescent depression

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 493-507

  Kowalenko, Nick ^a,e,g,h   Rapee, Ronald M ^b   Simmons, Julie ^c   Wignall, Ann ^d   Hoge, Rebecca ^a   Whitefield, Kathy ^a   Starling, Julia ^e   Stonehouse, Roger ^f,i   Baillie, Andrew J ^b  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c North Beaches Adolescent Service   (Australia)

^d Child and Adolescent Mental Health   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^g Australian Infant Child Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMHA)   (Australia)

^h Mental Health Council of Australia   (Australia)

ⁱ Sydney Region of the New South Wales Department of Education and Training

Author keywords

Adolescent; Depression; Early Intervention; Prevention; School

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKILL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 27644493101     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104505056311     Document Type: Article

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