Prevalence of major depressive disorders and a validation of the beck depression inventory among Nigerian adolescents

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 287-292

  Adewuya, Abiodun O ^a   Ola, Bola A ^a   Aloba, Olutayo O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Beck depression inventory; Cross cultural; Major depressive disorder; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTENT VALIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NIGERIA; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHEDULE FOR AFFECTIVE DISORDER AND SCHIZOPHRENIA FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL VERSION 5; SCREENING TEST; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34548183297     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-006-0557-0     Document Type: Article

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