Parent and teacher identification of children at risk of developing internalizing or externalizing mental health problems: A comparison of screening methods

Prevention Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 343-357

  Dwyer, Sarah B ^a,b   Nicholson, Jan M ^a   Battistutta, Diana ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mental health problems; Nomination; Parent and teacher identification; Risk factors; Screening; Selective interventions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING;

EID: 33845480335     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-006-0026-5     Document Type: Article

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