Impact of life events on child mental health before school entry at age six

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 717-724

  Furniss, Tilman ^a   Beyer, Thomas ^a   Müller, Jörg M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child mental health; Life events; Preschool age; School entry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL;

CHILD; CHILD REACTIVE DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 70449522264     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-009-0013-z     Document Type: Article

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