A randomized trial to evaluate the course of effects of a program to prevent adolescent depressive symptoms over 12 months

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 838-851

  Pössel, Patrick ^a   Adelson, Jill L ^a   Hautzinger, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depression; Long term effects; School based prevention; Sex effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT QUESTIONNAIRE DEPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 80455145042     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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