The Nordic advantage in child mental health: Separating health differences from reporting style in a cross-cultural comparison of psychopathology

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 678-685

  Heiervang, Einar ^a   Goodman, Anna ^b   Goodman, Robert ^c  

^a Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health   (Norway)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Comparison; Cross cultural; Informant; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPMENT AND WELL BEING ASSESSMENT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NORWAY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY;

EID: 44049099688     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01882.x     Document Type: Article

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