The association of single and double orphanhood with symptoms of depression among children and adolescents in Namibia

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 369-376

  Ruiz Casares, Mónica ^a   Thombs, Brett D ^b   Rousseau, Cécile ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children's depression inventory; Depression; Mental health; Namibia; Orphans

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NAMIBIA; NORMAL HUMAN; ORPHANED CHILD; POPULATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, ORPHANED; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NAMIBIA; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67349147897     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-009-0739-7     Document Type: Article

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