Depression and exposure to violence among Venda and Northern Sotho adolescents in South Africa

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-35

  Bach, J M ^a   Louw, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depression; Northern Sotho; Venda; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE FORM; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILDREN DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77953993109     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v13i1.53426     Document Type: Article

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