The impact of psychological distress on the educational achievement of adolescents at the end of compulsory education

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 421-427

  Rothon, Catherine ^a   Head, Jenny ^b   Clark, Charlotte ^a   Klineberg, Emily ^a   Cattell, Vicky ^a   Stansfeld, Stephen ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achievement; Adolescents; Mental health; SDQ; SMFQ

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MENTAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67349259654     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0452-8     Document Type: Article

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