Mental health matters in elementary school: First-grade screening predicts fourth grade achievement test scores

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 401-411

  Guzman, Maria Paz ^a   Jellinek, Michael ^c,d,e   George, Myriam ^a,b   Hartley, Marcela ^a   Squicciarini, Ana Maria ^a   Canenguez, Katia M ^f   Kuhlthau, Karen A ^c   Yucel, Recai ^g   White, Gwyne W ^h   Guzman, Javier ^a   Murphy, J Michael ^c,d  

^a Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar Y Becas   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^g STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^h RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Child mental health; Psychosocial screening; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT TEST; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST; PEDIATRIC SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; PREDICTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCIENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHER OBSERVATION OF CLASSROOM ADAPTATION REVISED;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 80052460672     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-011-0191-3     Document Type: Article

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