Estimating prevalence of serious emotional disturbance in schools using a brief screening scale

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 88-98

  Li, Fan ^a   Green, Jennifer Greif ^b   Kessler, Ronald C ^b   Zaslavsky, Alan M ^b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

K6 screening scale; Psychiatric epidemiology; Serious emotional disturbance; Small area estimation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS;

EID: 77953173412     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.315     Document Type: Article

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