Children's understanding of psychological problems displayed by their peers: A review of the literature

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-9

  Hennessy, Eilis ^a   Swords, L ^b   Heary, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Mental health; Psychiatric problems in children; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

ATTITUDE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PEER GROUP; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 37349019477     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00772.x     Document Type: Review

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