Comparison of the prevalence of mental health problems in deaf and hearing children and adolescents in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 351-357

  Remine, Maria D ^a   Brown, P Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Deafness; Mental health; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DEAFNESS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77949897656     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048670903489866     Document Type: Article

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