Self-reported mental health in 12-year-old second-generation immigrant children in Sweden

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 389-395

  Dekeyser, Linda ^a   Svedin, Carl Göran ^a   Agnafors, Sara ^a   Sydsjö, Gunilla ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Mental health; Second generation immigrants; SESBiC study; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTS; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 80055069472     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2011.566936     Document Type: Review

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