Impact of common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence on secondary school completion

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 354-356

  Myer, Landon ^a   Stein, Dan J ^a   Jackson, Pamela B ^b   Herman, Allen A ^c   Seedat, Soraya ^d   Williams, David R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 67651219109     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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