Personality strengths in adolescence and decreased risk of developing mental health problems in early adulthood

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 315-324

  Bromley, Elizabeth ^a,b,c   Johnson, Jeffrey G ^d,e   Cohen, Patricia ^d,e  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRENGTH; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; EDUCATION; EGO; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW YORK; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33744899565     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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