Prevention of depression among Icelandic adolescents

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 577-585

  Arnarson, Eiríkur Örn ^a   Craighead, W Edward ^b  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent depression; Dysthymia; Major depression; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349219102     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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