Factors associated with acceptance of peers with mental health problems in childhood and adolescence

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 933-941

  Swords, Lorraine ^a   Heary, Caroline ^b   Hennessy, Eilis ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ADHD; depression; mental health problems; Peer acceptance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79960952612     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02351.x     Document Type: Article

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