Why do British Indian children have an apparent mental health advantage?

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1171-1183

  Goodman, Anna ^a   Patel, Vikram ^a   Leon, David A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advantaged groups; British Indians; Cross cultural comparison; externalising problems; information bias; minority ethnic mental health

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROL; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77956623523     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02260.x     Document Type: Article

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