Social and emotional training in Swedish schools for the promotion of mental health: An effectiveness study of 5 years of intervention

Health Education Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 931-940

  Kimber, Birgitta ^a   Sandell, Rolf ^b   Bremberg, Sven ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMPATHY; GENDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SWEDEN;

EID: 56449119652     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyn040     Document Type: Article

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